BEHIND CONVENT WALLS (1977) ¢ ¢
D: Walerian Borowczyk
Ligia Branice, Howard Ross, Marina Pierro,
Gabriella Giacobbe, Loredana Martinez, Rodolfo Dal Pra,
Mario Maranzana, Alex Partexano, Olivia Pascal,
Gina Rovere, Dora Calindri, Francesca Balletta
Baroque nunsploitation, a lewd look at life and lust in the cloister. So one of the nuns carves dildoes. One writes erotic letters to and from an imaginary lover. One draws dirty pictures and sells them to the other sisters. One thinks she's gotten the stigmata. One's pregnant and gives birth. One finds a novel use for a violin. My personal favorite (spoiler alert!) was the one who prays while doing naked yoga exercises. The camerawork is gauzy and soft-focus, the nuns are all cute (the young ones, anyway), the storytelling is minimal, and there's just enough nunly nudity to make you want to keep your eyes open. It's too contrived to be really sinful, but just in case, Father Sebastian will be hearing confessions in the chapel on Saturday afternoon.
