Review of Flavia the Heretic (1974) by Dougal S — 06 Jul 2008

Extreme and shocking in almost every way, this film makes Ken Russell's 'The Devils' look like an edition of 'Songs Of Praise'!

This review of Flavia the Heretic (1974) was written by Dougal S on 06 Jul 2008.

Flavia the Heretic has generally received mixed reviews.

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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 Nigel M (174) on 16 Dec 2008

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

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

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By Brian Orndorf (4,059) for Blu-ray.com (2,093) on 28 Feb 2014

Heretic can be crude with bizarre flashes of brutality, but it remains potent and thought-provoking, reflecting on a bound existence with unusual…

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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 Kurt A (82) on 22 Nov 2009

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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 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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