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  • Actors: Susan Hemingway, William Berger, Herbert Fux, Ana Zanatti, Aida Vargas
  • Directors: Jesus Franco
  • Writers: Erwin C. Dietrich, Christine Lembach, Mariana Alcoforado
  • Producers: Erwin C. Dietrich, Max Dora
  • Format: Anamorphic, PAL
  • Language German
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 18
  • Studio: Starz Home Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: 26 Jul 2004
  • Run Time: 82 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00018HU5Y
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 33,966 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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A young girl, Maria, is caught in with her lover by a priest who then persuades her parents to send her to the nunnery at Serreda Iris. Once here, Maria soon realises that the nuns have a more that usual interest in her body. The nuns soon begin to torture Maria and subject her to sexual trials. The nuns of Serreda Iris are actually Satanists!
Maria tries to escape, but cannot and in a last act of desperation writes a letter to God, the only friend she feels she can trust. She throws the letter out of the window hoping for help. Her hopes are answered.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Classic Jess Franco, 9 Mar 2005
By Budge Burgess (Kilmarnock, Scotland) - See all my reviews
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Jess Franco has established a cult following which may reflect the quantity rather than the quality of his work. Born Jesús Franco Manera in Madrid, May 12 1930, he originally trained as a musician, then went into acting, screenwriting, and direction, making his directing debut in 1959. Franco has nearly 200 films to his credit - many made under a variety of pseudonyms. He has attracted a deal of notoriety over the years - in the 1970's, the Catholic Church declared that he and Luis Buñuel were the most dangerous films makers in the world!

A European phenomenon, his low budget horror and erotica played in the soft-porn fleapits throughout the 60's and 70's. As horror and erotica go, a Franco film can be seriously boring, with turgid script, soporific direction, and a cast which owes more to the firmness of their flesh than the flaccidity of their acting. However, the best of Franco's films do achieve a lyrical charm and have an entertaining quality which has stood the test of time.

"Love letters of a Portuguese Nun" tells the tale of young Maria/Marie, dragooned into a convent by a roué priest who is clearly more intent on chastising her body than saving her soul. Franco exhibits his usual fascination with punishment and bondage as Maria uncovers the fact that the convent is dedicated to the worship of Satan. She seeks help, runs away, but is recaptured and sentenced to be burned at the stake. She writes a letter to god, begging for forgiveness, and trusts it to the wind.

A beautifully photographed film, with crisp images and a lyrical quality to the lighting, it provides some very tame but beautifully shot nudity, a fairly lame plot, dubbing which fails to synchronise sound and movement, and acting which might make you blush. There are, however, a couple of beautiful cameo roles - watch out for the mayor! It's quite tastefully done. The horror element is facile and cliché-ridden, stripped of any menace by the dubbed voices - which make Dick van Dyke's London chimneysweep sound like a classic piece of Shakespearean acting. The erotica is charming and droll, even elegant at times.

All in all, it's an entertaining little romp, not something you'd take seriously. It would provide good focal entertainment for an after-dinner party, giving you time to sit back, digest your food, and share a laugh with friends.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Dubbed version, 15 Oct 2006
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Unfortunately, this is a dubbed version of the movie. It would be much better if it had the original soundtrack with optional subtitles.
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