Nun of the above: a woman scorned becomes a saint, but God has other plans.
A young woman who has been seduced and abandoned is led to believe by her former in-laws that their son, whom they sent to an orphanage, is dead. She takes her vows and returns to her homeland after years of missionary work. She learns that her former lover has been killed in a duel and barely has time to see her dying son before he passes away.
Acting
Beatrice Mancini's saintly suffering face is doing ALL the work.
Production
Three directors for one weepie? Fascist-era studio chaos.
Director
Federico Sinibaldi
Beatrice Mancini
Maria / Suor Francesca
Emma Gramatica
Marchesa Anastasia Carani
Giuseppe Addobbati
Il marchesino Arnaldo
Elena Altieri
Contessina Clara, moglie di Arnaldo
Gildo Bocci
Domenico, il mugnaio
Marcello Giorda
Marini
Emilio Petacci
Il conte, padre di Clara
Gemma Bolognesi
La contessa, madre di Clara
Angelo Dessy
Un maestro del collegio
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Three directors credited suggests production turmoil common in 1943 Rome under Mussolini's collapsing regime.
The 'fallen woman becomes nun' trope here reflects Catholic Italy's limited paths to female redemption—dying is arguably kinder than the convent.
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