Behind Convent Walls
Interno di un convento
Italy • 1978
Director
Synopsis
Boundary-pushing director Walerian Borowczyk brings his gauzy, symbol-laden eroticism to this typically provocative tale of a convent turned into a hothouse of depraved lust. Pushed to the brink by their strict Mother Superior, the nuns in a repressive convent unleash their pent-up desires in a shocking eruption of carnal debauchery that will scandalize the church and bring about dire consequences. Borowczyk serves up the sacrilege in artful soft focus, courtesy of master cinematographer Luciano Tovoli (SUSPIRIA, THE PASSENGER).
Synopsis
Boundary-pushing director Walerian Borowczyk brings his gauzy, symbol-laden eroticism to this typically provocative tale of a convent turned into a hothouse of depraved lust. Pushed to the brink by their strict Mother Superior, the nuns in a repressive convent unleash their pent-up desires in a shocking eruption of carnal debauchery that will scandalize the church and bring about dire consequences. Borowczyk serves up the sacrilege in artful soft focus, courtesy of master cinematographer Luciano Tovoli (SUSPIRIA, THE PASSENGER).
Credits
Crew
DirectorWalerian Borowczyk
CinematographerLuciano Tovoli
ComposerSergio Montori
EditorWalerian Borowczyk
ProducerGiuseppe Vezzani
Cast
Marina Pierroas Sister Veronica
Ligia Braniceas Sister Clara
Gabriella Giacobbeas Abbess Flavia Orsini