Review of Flavia the Heretic (1974) by Nigel M — 16 Dec 2008

Classy and "historically accurate" nunsploitation gem with strong feminist undercurrents. Florinda Bolkan gives first rate performance.

This review of Flavia the Heretic (1974) was written by Nigel M on 16 Dec 2008.

Flavia the Heretic has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Dwain P (64) on 01 Jun 2008

Nothing goes together better than nuns and sex and torture! There some great scenes in this movie that should disturb you for some time…

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By Brian S (2,291) on 25 Jul 2012

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By Ricky M (203) on 13 Apr 2008

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By Kurt A (82) on 22 Nov 2009

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By Auta A (11) on 01 Aug 2009

A Great Piece of Exploitation about a Nun who lives in a Monastery in Italy where the Monks tortures the Nuns she hates that Men and that she…

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By Sarah W (690) on 19 May 2008

Odd one this. It's kind of like a BBC2 historical drama - just with rude bits and very graphic violence…

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By Carl N (144) on 19 Jun 2009

ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ! Iâ??m a fan of 1970s exploitation movies, but I struggled to watch this. Not because I was shocked or offended…

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By Robert D (1,551) on 06 Apr 2008

Portentous nunsploitation film which is quite dull, but has a decent score and is shot well…

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By Sam I (70) on 08 Jul 2009

Bad, but unique. The only proto feminisst nusploitation movie you'll see…

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By Cli O (622) on 01 Oct 2008

All anyone ever talks about regarding this film are the violent scenes, but there's a lot more going on than that in Flavia the Heretic…

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