Convent of Sinners

Convent of Sinners
Convent of Sinners
	Italian theatrical release poster
	La monaca nel peccato
Directed by	Joe D'Amato as Dario Donati
Written by
Based on	"La religeuse" di Denis Diderot
Starring	Eva Grimaldi
Cinematography	Joe D'Amato
Edited by	Aristide Massaccesi
Music by	; Stefano Mainetti
Production; companies	Filmirage; D.M.V.
Distributed by	D.M.V.
Release date	August 16, 1986 (Italy);
Running time	88 minutes
Country	Italy

Convent of Sinners (Italian: La monaca nel peccato/ The Sinful Nun), is a 1986 Italian nunsploitation erotic film directed by Joe D'Amato (as Dario Donati).^[2] D'Amato directed, photographed and edited the film. The Rene Rivet screenplay was based on the novel "La Religeuse" by Denis Diderot.

Plot[]

France, 1700. After being raped by her own father, young Susanna Simonin is put into a convent to avoid a scandal. The monastery is a weird place however, since the nuns are constantly horny and spend most of their time masturbating and flogging themselves. The Mother Superior is sexually attracted to Susanna, which makes her lover Sister Theresa insanely jealous.

When the Mother Superior contracts tuberculosis, the vile Theresa takes command of the monastery temporarily and misuses her power to make Susanna's life a living hell. Theresa spreads a rumor that Susanna is possessed by the Devil, and locks her in a rat-infested dungeon, then tricks the poor girl into drinking a substance that makes her feverish. She later orders some of the nuns to drag Susanna naked from her bed and she whips her violently, claiming she is just trying to beat the Devil out of her.

The Monsignor hears word that one of the local nuns is demonically possessed and decides to investigate. He sends his personal exorcist to the convent, and Susanna is tied up and tortured and confined to a cell. The exorcist even subjects Susanna to a "holy water douche" to clean the Devil from her body. When the Mother Superior dies, Susanna is accused of causing the woman's death with witchcraft. Finally a trial is held in which Susanna is accused of being in league with Satan.

Cast[]

Eva Grimaldi as Susanna Simonin
as Sister Teresa
as Handyman
Jessica Moore as Sister Ursula
as Don Morel
Gabriele Tinti as Monsignore
Maria Pia Parisi
Katalin Murany
Beba Balteano
Aldina Martano

Notes[]

^ "Cinema in Liguria - Sanremo" (in Italian). lastampa.it. Retrieved Jun 26, 2016.
^ Roberto Curti; Tommaso La Selva (29 October 2015). Sex and Violence: Percorsi nel cinema estremo. Edizioni Lindau, 2015. ISBN 9788867084371.