Flavia, daughter of a nobleman, finds herself in a convent, forced to become a nun. After an escape attempt goes sour, she plans her revenge against mankind and seeks a way out of her enslavement, even when it comes at a high cost.To say this is an euro exploitation movie is an understatement. While it does make time for the explicit gore, the film is well thought out and the characters are well developed. The story takes somewhat of a feminist feel, but given the times this movie characterizes, it's not as preachy as it seems. Florinda Bolkan really makes the title character her own. I mean she totally runs the ball. She makes you feel the oppression she's felt. The film is beautifully shot. Even the surreal and explicit scenes felt like they have a place. And the music. The music is very good. It's really works with the movie and without. I found myself humming a few bars.
What's the downside of the film? Well, besides the real horse castration (God, that hurts just typing that. Look away guys. Look away. I'll be ok. Gimme a sec.). Besides the c-word on a male horse, it did feel a bit overdrawn somewhat. Now, I know everything needed to be set up correctly, but I was finding myself nodding midway through. Not a good sign.
Synapse does a great job cleaning up and putting together the full movie on DVD. The audio and video defiantly gets high marks. The cool thing is they didn't brighten the colors. They were supposed to be washed out. That's how it was filmed. They also added a posters and stills gallery that's nice. There's also an interview with Ms. Bolkan on how the filming process was and where she was taking the character. This a good DVD that Nunsploitation fans need and general film fans can have as a proud part of the collection.
minus the horse castration.
Three and a half stars.
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