Story of a Cloistered Nun

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Story of a Cloistered Nun
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Directed by Domenico Paolella
Written by Tonino Cervi
Domenico Paolella
Produced byTonino Cervi
Luggi Waldleitner
Starring Eleonora Giorgi
Catherine Spaak
Suzy Kendall
Martine Brochard
Tino Carraro
Umberto Orsini
Cinematography Armando Nannuzzi
Edited byAmedeo Giomini
Music by Piero Piccioni
Production
companies
Roxy Film
Produzioni Atlas Consorziate
Distributed byProduzioni Atlas Consorziate (Italy)
Release date
    • November 9, 1973 (Italy)
    • March 29, 1974 (West Germany)
Running time
97 minutes
CountriesItaly
West Germany
LanguageItalian

Story of a Cloistered Nun (Italian : Storia di una monaca di clausura, released as Unholy Convent and Diary of a Cloistered Nun) is a 1973 nunsploitation film directed by Domenico Paolella and starring Eleonora Giorgi, Catherine Spaak, Suzy Kendall, Martine Brochard, Tino Carraro, and Umberto Orsini. [1] [2] The film claims to be inspired by real events that occurred in the 16th-century at the Certosa di San Giacomo.

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Plot

Refusing an arranged marriage, young aristocrat Carmela Simoni is sent to a convent. Her arrival intensifies the power struggle between the debauched nun Elisabeth, and the stern but evil Mother Superior, as both are smitten by Carmela's beauty.

Cast

Joan Collins was originally cast as the Mother Superior, but was replaced by Suzy Kendall before filming started.

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References

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  2. Marco Giusti (1999). Dizionario dei film italiani stracult. Sperling & Kupfer. ISBN   8820029197.