Don't Deliver Us from Evil

"A film that goes where no other has dared."

1971 1h 42m FR

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6.7

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★6.5TMDB · 95★6.7IMDB · 2,819

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Synopsis

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Anne and Lore, neighbors and best friends, barely into their teens, board at a convent school where they have taken a vow to sin and to serve Satan. Anne keeps a secret diary, they read a salacious novel, they get a classmate in trouble, they spy on the nuns, they set aside their communion wafers; they make a pact of devotion.

“A film that goes where no other has dared.”

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Cast

Jeanne Goupil
Anne
Catherine Wagener
Lore
Bernard Dhéran
Motorist
Gérard Darrieu
Émile
Marc Dudicourt
Chaplain
Michel Robin
Léon
Véronique Silver
The Countess
Jean-Pierre Helbert
The Count

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Joël Séria
Writers: Joël Séria
Languages: French
Countries: France

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ERA

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55 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Joël Séria, shot by Marcel Combes. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Claude Germain. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Philippe Gosselet shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Jeanne Goupil and Catherine Wagener and Bernard Dhéran carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "A film that goes where no other has dared.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0066040 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Joël Séria directs. Marcel Combes behind the camera. Claude Germain scores. Philippe Gosselet cuts. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.

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155 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Joël Séria, shot by Marcel Combes. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Claude Germain. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Philippe Gosselet shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Jeanne Goupil and Catherine Wagener and Bernard Dhéran carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "A film that goes where no other has dared.".
8IMDB entry: tt0066040 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 95 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.