1760s France. Suzanne is shocked when her bourgeois family sends her to a convent. There she faces oppression and torment, leading her to fight back and expose the dehumanizing effect of cloistered life.

Genres

Drama

Cast

Pauline Etienne

Isabelle Huppert

Louise Bourgoin

Martina Gedeck

Directors

Guillaume Nicloux

La religieuse Filming Locations

La religieuse Filming Locations

1: Bronnbach Monastery, Baden-Württemberg, Germany ( Suzanne entering convent as noviciate )

2: Rhône-Alpes, France

3: Chartreuse Pierre-Châtel, Virignin, Ain, France ( St Eutrope monastry, from which Suzanne escapes )

4: Château de Fléchères, Fareins, Ain, France ( Croismare castle )

5: Château du Passage, Le Passage, Isère, France ( Simonin castle )

6: Kloster Maulbronn, Maulbronn, Baden-Württemberg, Germany ( convent cloister )

La religieuse (2013)