This nunsploitation classic takes place in a convent filled with sexually repressed young women who have the hots for the handsome young man who lives next door. Unfortunately (or fortunately, depending) the young man is a complete cad who resents Virginia, the noblewoman (Myriem Roussel) who donated the land for the nunnery and now resides within its walls as a bride of Christ. After killing her financial adviser in a duel, he vows to the local priest that he will win her love. After going to mass a few times and paying lip service to the Church, he convinces Virginia to go for a midnight stroll with him, at which point he rapes her after they swap spit via a medallion. Virginia decides she rather likes men and embarks on a long term relationship with this complete and utter loser. The end. Whilst the story is hard to take at best, Sacrilege is a very well made film, with excellent cinematography by Argento collaborator Romano Albani and some fairly erotic sex scenes. Essential viewing for fans of the genre.
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