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Liebesbriefe einer Portugiesischen Nonne (1977)
Country of Origin: West
Germany / Switzerland
Year of Production: 1977
Running Times: 85 mins
Format: colour 35mm
Ratio: 1.66:1
Sound: mono
CREDITS
PRODUCTION
Production Companies: Ascot Film GmbH & Co / Cinemec Zweite Produktions
KG / Elite Film
Producers: Manfred Gregor (real name: Erwin C. Dietrich), Max Dora
Production Manager: Eduard A. Stöckli
SCRIPT
Script: Jesus Franco,
Manfred Gregor (real name: Erwin C. Dietrich)
Dialogue: Christine Lembach
Novel: Mariana Alcoforado
DIRECTION
Director: Jesus Franco
Assistant Director: David Quintans
PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Peter Baumgartner
Assistant Director of Photography: Rudolf "Ruedi" Küttel
Stills: Erich Machmann, Otto Weisser
EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editor: Peter Baumgartner
Assistant Editor: Marie-Louise Buschke
MUSIC
Music: Walter Baumgartner
MAKE UP AND COSTUMES
Make Up: Jakob Peyer
DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Art Director: Rolf Enger
MISCELLANEOUS
Continuity: Ellen Salzmann
LOCATIONS
Locations: Cascais, Lisbon, Portugal; Lisbon, Portugal; Sintra, Lisbon,
Portugal
CAST
Susan Hemingway (Maria Rosalia Coutinho)
William Berger (Father Vicente da Silva)
Herbert Fux (the Devil)
Hermann José Krippahl (Prince Manuel Gonzalez of Portugal)
Ana Zanatti (Alba)
Victor Mendés (Mayor Antonio)
José Viana (Crespo)
Victor de Sousa (secretary)
Lina Romay
Aida Vargas (Martina)
Aida Gouveia (Aurora)
Clara Marabuto (Josefina)
Patricia Leal (Patricia)
Isa Schneider, Dagmar Bürger, Esther Studer, Patricia Da Silva,
(nuns)
PLOT SUMMARY
When she's caught having sex with a priest,
Maria is incarcerated in the local convent where she is tortured and
abused by the other nuns and priests. She discovers that they are
actually Satanists who engage in black masses in the convent. No-one
believes her story so she writes a letter to God and throws it from
her window...
AVAILABILITY
Netherlands
Video Distributor: Video For Pleasure
Spain
Theatrical Distributor: Cineteca S.A.
Switzerland
Video Distributor: Ascot Video
USA
Video Distributor: Threat Theatre
DVD Distributor: VIP Entertainment (30030 AE)
CENSORSHIP HISTORY
Finland
Rating: K-18
UK
Rating: banned (rejected by the BBFC in 1979)
TIMELINE
1977
March
10: West Germany – theatrical release
1978
August
12: Spain – theatrical release
1979
December
21: Finland – theatrical release
1985
November
15: Portugal – theatrical release
2001
February
6: USA - DVD release (VIP Entertainment (30030 AE))
POSTER TAGS
Sinnlichkeit Hinter Klostermauern
Seit 3 Jahrhunderten verboten und verfemt zum ersten
Mal verfilmt!
ALTERNATIVE TITLES
Cartas de amor a una monja portugesa -
Spanish title
Confessioni proibiti di una monaca adolescente -
Italian title
Lettres d'amour d'une nonne portugaise - French title
Love Letters From a Portuguese Nun - US video title
Love Letters of a Portuguese Nun - US title
Tuhansien himojen luostari - Finnish title
LINKS
REMAKE
Die Liebesbriefe einer Portugieseschen Nonne (1978)
SEE ALSO
The Devils (1971)
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
REFERENCES
MAGAZINES
Is It Uncut no.5 pp.24-25 (UK)
illustrated review
BOOKS
Obsession - The Films of Jesus Franco pp.124-125
illustrated credits, review (by Christian Kessler) KEYWORDS
book into film; convents; the devil; human sacrifices; the inquisition;
lesbianism; monks; nuns; the occult; priests; sadism; satanism; sex;
torture; witchcraft
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