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

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.

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 Mother Superior, as both are smitten by Carmela's beauty.

Cast

Eleonora Giorgi as Carmela Simoni / Sister Agnes
Catherine Spaak as Sister Elisabeth
Suzy Kendall as Mother Superior
Umberto Orsini as Don Diego
Martine Brochard as Sister Lucia
Tino Carraro as Marchese Antonio Simoni
Caterina Boratto as Marchesa Simoni
Ann Odessa as Sister Chiara
Antonio Falsi as Giuliano
Konrad Georg as Father Confessor
Barbara Herrera as Sister Filomena
Giuliana Calandra as Sister Rita
Clara Colosimo as Sister Anziana
Rina Franchetti as Sister Tomasina
Isabelle Marchall as Sister Ladra
Paola Senatore as Michaela
Eleonora Morana as the peasant

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

References

^ Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 1991. ISBN 8876059695.
^ Marco Giusti (1999). Dizionario dei film italiani stracult. Sperling & Kupfer. ISBN 8820029197.

External links

Story of a Cloistered Nun at IMDb

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[70-79_m-z-1] Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 1991. ISBN 8876059695.

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

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