Flavia the Heretic
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| Directed by | Gianfranco Mingozzi |
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| Produced by | Gianfranco Mingozzi |
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| Cinematography | Alfio Contini |
| Edited by | Ruggero Mastroianni |
| Music by | Nicola Piovani |
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| Distributed by | Produzioni Atlas Consorziate (P.A.C.) |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
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| Language | Italian |
Flavia the Heretic (Italian: Flavia, la monaca musulmana, lit. "Flavia, the Muslim nun") is a 1974 Italian-French nunsploitation film directed by Gianfranco Mingozzi.[1]
Plot
[edit]Set in Apulia during Ottoman invasion of Otranto, the film tells the story of Flavia (Florinda Bolkan), a nun who collaborates with the invaders' leader Ahmed (Anthony Higgins as Anthony Corlan) to avenge her past misfortunes.
Cast
[edit]- Florinda Bolkan: Flavia Gaetani
- María Casares: Sister Agata
- Claudio Cassinelli: Abraham
- Anthony Higgins: Ahmed
- Spiros Focás: French Duke
- Diego Michelotti: Flavia's Father
- Guido Celano: Chemist
- Laura De Marchi: Tarantula Cult Woman
References
[edit]- ^ Paolo Mereghetti. Il Mereghetti - Dizionario dei film. B.C. Dalai Editore, 2010. ISBN 8860736269.
External links
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Categories:
- 1974 films
- Nunsploitation films
- 1970s Italian-language films
- French exploitation films
- Italian exploitation films
- Films set in the 1480s
- Films set in Italy
- 1970s feminist films
- Films critical of the Catholic Church
- Films directed by Gianfranco Mingozzi
- 1970s exploitation films
- 1970s historical films
- Films scored by Nicola Piovani
- 1970s Italian films
- 1970s French films
- 1970s Italian film stubs