Love Letters of a Nun

APPROPIATE

1978 / 110min.

Rating1

Genres

Drama

Synopsis

Spain 1640, the reverend superior nun Mariana, attends the death of her younger sister, Isabel's husband, who is overcome with hopelessness and heartache. Isabel then kisses and caresses the cadaver's exposed body as if he were still alive. Mother Mariana

Directors

Jorge Grau

Actors

Lina Romay

Analía Gadé

Fernando Sánchez Polack

Pedro Luis Lavilla

Carme Fortuny

Teresa Gimpera

Roberto Cruz

Virginia Mataix

Tamara Geva

Carmelita González

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