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Flavia the Heretic (1974)
After seeing her would-be lover decapitated by her overbearing father, Flavia (Florinda Bolkan) is packed up and sent to a remote convent where she lives a humdrum, hypocritical existence under the thumb of a fiendish Mother Superior. Flavia decides to leave the church for greener pastures and makes the acquaintance of a Hasidic scholar, but soon she winds up back under the fiendish lash of her holy sisters. Salvation seems to arrive in the form of a Muslim sect, the Tarantulas, with whom Flavia becomes an emancipated leader in a violent revolt. Drawn in by the sect's charismatic leader (Vampire Circus' Anthony Corlan/Anthony Higgins), Flavia chops off her hair and embarks on a tragic journey which leads from hunger for power to gruesome agony.
| Running Time: | 101 minutes |
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| Written By: |  | Gianfranco Mingozzi | | Bruno Di Geronimo | | Fabrizio Onofri | | Sergio Tau | | Francesco Vietri | | Raniero di Giovanbattista |
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There is so much that can be said about this film. It is not your typical nunsploitation. Of course, there is nudity and sex with nuns, but that is almost incidental to the story.
It is set in 15th Century Italy, at the time of the martyrdom of 800 Christians at Otranto. The battle between the Muslims and the Christians...
(complete Flavia the Heretic review by Movie Addict)
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