Beyond the Walls
Extramuros
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.
Production Countries
Cast
Diana Peñalver
as Monja
Mercedes Borqué
Pilar Coronado
as Monja
Mercedes Sampietro
as Sor Ángela
Carmen Arévalo
Marta Fernández Muro
María Jesús Hoyos
as Monja
Concha Gómez Conde
Beatriz Elorrieta
as Monja
Félix Dafauce
Luisa Gavasa
Antonio Ferrandis
as El Médico
Conrado San Martín
Cándida Losada
as Monja
Amparo Valle
as Monja
Pilar Ordóñez
as Monja
Fernando Cebrián
María Elena Flores
Aurora Bautista
as La Priora
Manuel Alexandre
as Capellán
Mari Paz Molinero
as Monja
Emma Quer
as Monja
Lola Lemos
Carmen Maura
as Sor Ana
Assumpta Serna
as La Huéspeda
Maite Brik
as Monja
Sergio Mendizábal
Coral Pellicer
Luisa Sala
