Flavia the Heretic
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Directed by | Gianfranco Mingozzi |
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Produced by | Gianfranco Mingozzi |
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Cinematography | Alfio Contini |
Edited by | Ruggero Mastroianni |
Music by | Nicola Piovani |
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Distributed by | Produzioni Atlas Consorziate (P.A.C.) |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
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Language | Italian |
Flavia the Heretic (Italian: Flavia, la monaca musulmana, lit. "Flavia, the Muslim nun") is a 1974 Italian-French nunsploitation film directed by Gianfranco Mingozzi.[1]
Plot[]
Set in Apulia during Ottoman invasion of Otranto, the film tells the story of Flavia (Florinda Bolkan), a nun who collaborates with the invaders' leader Ahmed (Anthony Higgins as Anthony Corlan) to avenge her past misfortunes.
Cast[]
- Florinda Bolkan: Flavia Gaetani
- María Casares: Sister Agata
- Claudio Cassinelli: Abraham
- Anthony Higgins: Ahmed
- Spiros Focás: French Duke
- Guido Celano
- Laura De Marchi: Tarantula Cult Woman
References[]
- ^ Paolo Mereghetti. Il Mereghetti - Dizionario dei film. B.C. Dalai Editore, 2010. ISBN 8860736269.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1974 films
- Italian-language films
- Nunsploitation films
- French films
- Italian films
- Films set in the 1480s
- Films set in Italy
- 1970s feminist films
- Films critical of the Catholic Church
- Films directed by Gianfranco Mingozzi
- 1970s exploitation films
- 1970s historical films
- Films scored by Nicola Piovani
- 1970s Italian film stubs