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"Extramuros"
1985
Directed by Miguel Picazo
Set during the Spanish Inquisition, Extramuros
is a fascinating, dark story of love and ambition behind a convent's walls. Sister Angela
decides to fake stigmata in order to save the convent from ruin and her
devoted lover reluctantly agrees to help. But Angela's scam brings her unexpected fame as
well as new enemies who could destroy her relationship. Extramuros is a strange,
serious and passionate work, with the same femmes-against-fascism theme as Mädchen in
Uniform, and an amazingly intense performance by star Carmen Maura. Best of all, Extramuros isn't coy
about its key characters' sexuality. Mercedes Sampietro won the "Prize San
Sebastian" for Best Actress at the San Sebastian International Film Festival for her
performance in Extramuros. Spanish with
English subtitles.
120 minutes. |
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