Beyond the Walls

5.10
January 1985
118 min

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.

Type:
MOVIE
Genres:
Drama, Romance
Release:
September 1985
Cast:
Carmen Maura, Mercedes Sampietro, Aurora Bautista, Assumpta Serna, Antonio Ferrandis, Manuel Alexandre, Conrado San Martín, Valentín Paredes, Marta Fernández Muro, Beatriz Elorrieta, Cándida Losada, Maite Brik, Amparo Valle, Maria Caro, Mari Paz Molinero, Manuela Camacho, Pilar Coronado, María Jesús Hoyos, Cándida Tena, Esperanza Alonso, Diana Peñalver, María Jesús Molina, Pilar Marco, Margarita Alvez, Pilar Ordóñez, Emma Quer, Nacho Martínez, Félix Dafauce, Fernando Cebrián, Sergio Mendizábal, Julio Gavilanes, María Elena Flores, Lola Lemos, Mimí Muñoz, Concha Gómez Conde, Mercedes Borqué, Luisa Gavasa, Coral Pellicer, Carmen Arévalo, Paco Catalá, Mariano Bardera, Carlos Marchi, Juan Debón, Francisco Maldonado, Jesús Fernández, Luisa Sala
Tags:
female homosexuality, lgbt, catholicism

Beyond the Walls

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