The Nun (2013)
- Documented locations
- 5
- Year
- 2013
- Directed by
- Guillaume Nicloux
- Original title
- La Religieuse
- Cities
- Wertheim, Virignin, Fareins, Le Passage, Maulbronn
Wertheim, Germany
The scene : This is where Suzanne crosses the threshold of the convent for the first time as a novice.
Virignin, France
The scene : The old charterhouse embodies the monastery of Sainte-Eutrope, the one from which Suzanne ultimately escapes.
Fareins, France
Castle in the Henri IV style, with ochre facades, in the heart of the Beaujolais region. The building is classified and registered as a historic monument, and its estate is a protected site.
The scene : The castle hosts the film's climax: having escaped from her last convent, Suzanne Simonin arrives at the home of her savior, the dying Marquis de Croismare. The shooting took place in several rooms, on the terrace and in the park, from the staircase that the young woman uses to the frescoed room, and then to the garden and its fountain.
Le Passage, France
This castle is classified and registered as a historic monument. In 2024, the mission to identify at-risk heritage property included it among threatened buildings.
The scene : The building serves as the home of the Simonin family, Suzanne's family house. It is here that Father Castella informs her that she is an illegitimate child and that she will have to enter the convent.
Maulbronn, Germany
The scene : The cloister of the convent was filmed in this Cistercian abbey.