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Beyond the Walls

Beyond the Walls

IMDB:

4.7
Beyond the Walls

Released

9/1/1985

Duration

1h 58m

Genre

Drama, Romance

Country

Spain

Cast

Carmen Maura, Mercedes Sampietro, Aurora Bautista

Overview

This 1985 Spanish film reveals one of the many terrible aspects of 16th century Spain, still plagued by the radical Christian Inquisition, one of a plethora of difficulties Spaniards faced at the time. Spanish super star Carmen Maura plays a nun who agrees to a selfless scam, a fake stigmata, only to avoid separation from her lover, another nun. It's a serious and passionate work, highlighting the theme of outspoken women-against-repression, seen in other good gay and lesbian films. This is not a lesbian "Nun sense" or another "Dark Habits" (by Almodovar, which also starred Carmen Maura, and also set in a Spanish convent, with some lesbian nuns). Perhaps, best of all, 'Extramuros' is realistic and frank. It isn't shy about its characters' sexuality. Their sexuality, and the film as a whole are genuine.

Cast

Carmen Maura

Sor Ana

Carmen Maura

Mercedes Sampietro

Sor Ángela

Mercedes Sampietro

Aurora Bautista

La Priora

Aurora Bautista

Assumpta Serna

La Huéspeda

Assumpta Serna

Antonio Ferrandis

El Médico

Antonio Ferrandis

Manuel Alexandre

Capellán

Manuel Alexandre

Conrado San Martín

Unknown Role

Conrado San Martín

Valentín Paredes

Unknown Role

Valentín Paredes

Marta Fernández Muro

Unknown Role

Marta Fernández Muro

Beatriz Elorrieta

Monja

Beatriz Elorrieta

Cándida Losada

Monja

Cándida Losada

Maite Brik

Monja

Maite Brik