April Movie Club - NUNSPLOITATION

April is curated by Justin, who successfully pitched us the theme of NUNSPLOITATION! So for those who are not in the “habit" of exploring this un-convent-ional form of blasphemy, now is your chance!

As usual, we’ll meet at 6pm at Collective Chemistry.

April 9: The Devils

1972, directed by Ken Russell

In 17th-century France, Father Grandier (Oliver Reed) is a priest whose unorthodox views on sex and religion influence a passionate following of nuns, including the sexually obsessed Sister Jeanne (Vanessa Redgrave). When the power-hungry Cardinal Richelieu (Christopher Logue) realizes he must eliminate Grandier to gain control of France, Richelieu portrays Grandier as a satanist and spearheads a public outcry to destroy the once-loved priest's reputation.

April 16: School of the Holy Beast

1974, directed by Norifumi Suzuki

After her mother dies mysteriously, a young woman joins a convent but is tortured by nuns, the mother superior, and a God-hating archbishop.

April 23: Benedetta

2021, directed by Paul Verhoeven

A 17th-century nun becomes entangled in a forbidden lesbian affair, but it's her shocking religious visions that threaten to shake the Church to its very core.

April 30: Killer Nun

1978, directed by Giulio Berruti

Sister Gertrude, the head nurse at a general hospital, succumbs to morphine addiction and psychotic madness while presiding over a chaotic regime of horrific cruelty, death and depravity.