"THE BEST OF THE ‘SEX AND VIOLENCE IN A CONVENT' MOVIES"
– AURUM FILM ENCYCLOPEDIA.
The original, and to many "Eurotica" afficionados the best, "nunsploitation"
movie of all time, THE NUN AND THE DEVIL comes to DVD for the first time
in its most complete and uncut English language version, fully restored
and boasting all the quintessential trappings of the genre it created –
sadism, masochism, lesbianism, torture, unfeasibly attractive nuns and plenty
of gratuitous nudity.
Starring former Miss Great Britain and Golden Globe nominee, Anne Heywood
(The Fox), alongside Ornella Muti (The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things;
Flash Gordon; Tales Of Ordinary Madness), Tinto Brass regular Martine Brochard
(The Voyeur; Paprika) and Maria Cumani Quasimodo (Behind Convent Walls),
THE NUN AND THE DEVIL is a gothic-style tale of lust, greed, jealousy and
corruption.
The untimely death of their Mother Superior sparks a villainous power struggle
amongst the nuns of the Covent of Sant Arcangelo, all of whom are uncommonly
eager to replace their departed sister – but for good reason. The
position comes with untold wealth and power in the form of control over
a charter for the exploitation of gold mines in the New World. As rival
aristocrats pull the strings behind the scenes, the ruthless Mother Julia
(Anne Heywood) sets about eliminating the competition from inside the convent.
Complicating matters is the arrival of Mother Julia's beautiful and headstrong
niece, Isabella (Ornella Muti), who despite her induction into the convent
secretly continues her affair with her boyfriend. As the nuns' fight for
supremacy escalates, degenerating into wanton depravity and murder, it attracts
the attention of the local Cardinal, triggering a Holy Inquisition. With
so much at stake, the nuns are reluctant to co-operate with any investigation
into their actions, leaving the inquisitors no option but to resort to torture
to resolve the issue.
Director Domenico Paolella skillfully blends stylish eroticism, wry humour
and wince-inducing torture sequences to produce a sexually charged and utterly
compelling study of immorality and religious hypocrisy.
THE NUN AND THE DEVIL (cert. 18) will be released on DVD (£15.99)
by Argent Films on 16th October 2006.
