The Naughty Nun:: Nunphomania

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Sadly, for the romantics among us Mrs Goodrich debunks the lot. The famed “secret passage” leading from the old nunnery buildings in the direction of Worcester Cathedral is, she says, nothing more than a rather large drain. She says: "There were two who were modern in their dress, and I don't want them walking around the convent in that. Like Benedetta, which is directed by Paul Verhoeven (Showgirls), the tone is deliberately and boldly provocative.

Nuns shocked as party girls leave little to the imagination Nuns shocked as party girls leave little to the imagination

On arrival at the Convent of the Sacred Heart the girls’ gadgets are confiscated, swearing is forbidden and they are expected to adhere to all the strict rules at the nunnery.Perhaps this isn’t all that surprising because there is something about a sexy nun, isn’t there? I’ve seen many “sexy nun” outfits around Halloween but struggle to recall anyone dressing as a “sexy priest”. Apart from the “Hot Priest” in Fleabag, obviously, and Friar F**k (who featured in the classic porn parody Thobbin’ Hood), there isn’t much in the way of sexy religious men. But the fantasy of a nun gone bad is so common it can be ranked alongside sexy secretary or the naughty nurse.

Our Lady of Lust (1972) - IMDb Our Lady of Lust (1972) - IMDb

Japan too embraced the naughty nun and produced some of the most stylish of all Nunsploitation movies including such perverse delights as Nikkatsu studio’s ‘Sins of Sister Lucia’, ‘Cloistered Nun: Runa’s Confession’, ‘Sensual Sanctuary’ and Norifumi Suzuki’s jaw-dropping School of The Holy Beast. During the 1570s, in the convent of Sant'Arcangelo di Baiano, after the death of the mother superior, a power struggle rages on, as one nun, who comes from a powerful family, is willing to do anything to become the new abbess.Among the many Nunsploitation titles produced in Italy during this period are The Nun of Monza, Story of A Cloistered Nun, Behind Convent Walls, Flavia The Heretic, Killer Nun, The Sinful Nuns of St. Valentine, The Nuns of St. Archangel, ‘The Abbess of Castro’ and ‘Our Lady Of Lust’. Straying novice Maria chops up her curtains to make a tawdry dress, then seduces her boss with the aid of a yodelling wooden puppet – the guitar-strumming strumpet! Although undoubtedly significant the prominence of the Catholic Church in Italian society is perhaps a less direct influence on the profusion of Nunspolitation films made in Italy in the 1970s than the economics of the exploitation film industry at that time. Popular Italian film genre’s such as the peplum, the giallo and the cannibal movies were crowded with as many imitators as innovators and the large number of Nunsploitation movies made in a relatively short period is consistent with this pattern. As previously noted producers were obviously keen to cash-in on the notoriety of Ken Russell’s The Devils so welcomed any controversy and it’s worth noting that these were many of the same filmmakers who were concurrently churning out a cycle of Nazi-themed sexploitation films so it’s doubtful that they were too concerned about who might take offence. But I’m a little surprised that this article, in all its conjecture about why and what is the meaning of Marginalia, did not suggest this: what if Marginalia was simply doodling? an artistic outlet to pass the time away… with all of its nonsensical images and idle irreverent meanings? Has anyone seen someone else’s doodling? Its bizarre! funny, but just bizarre in the way that marginalia seems to be…. Manning: Yes, particularly in the 12th century and earlier. The content became more varied as literacy grew more prevalent among various classes and as society became a bit more secularized. Chivalric romances were very popular, as were epic poems and tales of travel (like The Canterbury Tales, for example). Traditionally speaking, however, reading and writing was a concern of the church. Monks and nuns, particularly, needed to be able to read sacred texts, and because their duties included copying them, they needed to write. But in the later Middle Ages, literacy among the secular elite became more common.