The Nun (2013)

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Original Title: La Religieuse

Suzanne Simonin describes her life of suffering in letters. As a young woman she is sent to a convent against her will. Since her parents cannot afford the dowry required for a marriage befitting her rank they decide she must instead become a nun. Although a kind and understanding Mother Superior helps her to learn the convent’s daily routine, Suzanne’s desire for freedom remains unabated. When the Mother Superior dies, Suzanne finds herself faced with reprisals, humiliation and harassment at the hands of the new Abbess and the other Sisters. For many years, Suzanne is subjected to bigotry and religious fanaticism. (Berlinale.de)

Introduction
"The Nun" is a Spanish horror movie launched in 2013, directed by Luis De La Madrid and produced by Guillermo Del Toro. It fixates the terror revolving around a haunted Catholic boarding school and an ominous nun. The movie explores styles of supernatural hauntings, repressed memories, and the manifestation of sin.

Plot Summary
The movie begins in the 1950s at an austere Catholic boarding school, where a brutally strict nun known as Sister Ursula controls. 6 students-- Eva, Rita, Maria, Pilar, Veronica, and Susana-- conspire to harmless prank Sister Ursula, which regrettably results in her accidental death. The women, fearing severe reprisal, choose to conceal her body and swear a pact of silence about the event.

Years later on, the boarding school shuts down, and Eva, now an effective writer living in California, receives a mystical letter detailing Sister Ursula's death. Haunted by her past, Eva returns to Spain to review the boarding school and examine the letter's validity.

Eva's Investigation
Eva reconnects with her previous classmates in a bid to face their shared dark past and put an end to the eerie occasions surrounding Sister Ursula's death. As Eva digs deeper, she finds that each of the girls associated with the regrettable prank has actually met an awful, violent death. The deaths mirror the sins that Sister Ursula was notoriously harsh in punishing: pride, envy, gluttony, desire, anger, and sloth.

The Haunted Boarding School
Eva, the last making it through member of the group of girls, returns to the website of their traditional, just to discover it strangely deserted. Nevertheless, she begins to witness paranormal activities that recommend that the site is haunted. Several apparitions of Sister Ursula begin surfacing, pointing to a cooling truth that the cruel Nun has returned from the dead to precise vengeance on her pranksters.

Climax and Resolution
In the climactic stage of the film, Eva confronts the ghostly Sister Ursula in the now worn out boarding school. After a tense face-off, Eva manages to lay the Nun's spirit to rest by using a prayer for forgiveness, acknowledging their youth error.

The specter of Sister Ursula disappears, symbolizing that the vengeance-driven spirit had found the peace it essential to move on. In the end, Eva is left with a profound sense of relief and closure, lastly free of the sins of their past and the haunting grip of Sister Ursula.

Conclusion
While "The Nun" follows a traditional horror plotline, it's additional elevated by the tangible tension and psychological injury. The movie shows how unresolved regret can create profound mental horror, represented by the spectral nun. In general, it's a cooling and suspenseful tale of repentance and redemption that use the fundamental human worries and the catharsis of challenging and conquering them.

Top Cast

  • Pauline Étienne (small)
    Pauline Étienne
    Suzanne
  • Isabelle Huppert (small)
    Isabelle Huppert
    Supérieure Saint Eutrope
  • Louise Bourgoin (small)
    Louise Bourgoin
    Supérieure Christine
  • Martina Gedeck (small)
    Martina Gedeck
    Mère de Suzanne
  • Agathe Bonitzer (small)
    Agathe Bonitzer
    Soeur Thérèse
  • Alice de Lencquesaing (small)
    Alice de Lencquesaing
    Soeur Ursule
  • Marc Barbé (small)
    Marc Barbé
    Père Castella
  • Françoise Lebrun (small)
    Françoise Lebrun
    Madame de Moni
  • Gilles Cohen (small)
    Gilles Cohen
    Père de Suzanne
  • Pascal Bongard (small)
    Pascal Bongard
    L'Archidiacre
  • Pierre Nisse (small)
    Pierre Nisse
    Marquis de Crois Marie