Drama · France · 1943 · 1h 26m

Angels of Sin

Les Anges du péché

Director

Cast

Renée Faure as Anne-Marie Lamaury Jany Holt as Thérèse Sylvie as Prioress Mila Parély as Madeleine Marie-Hélène Dasté as Mother Saint-Jean Yolande Laffon as Madame Lamaury

Crew

Philippe Agostini — Director of Photography Yvonne Martin — Editor Jean-Jacques Grünenwald — Original Music Composer Jean Giraudoux — Writer Robert Bresson — Writer Raymond Leopold Bruckberger — Writer

Synopsis

A well-off young woman decides to become a nun, joining a convent that rehabilitates female prisoners. Through their program, she meets a woman named Thérèse who refuses any help because she says she was innocent of the crime she was convicted for. After being released from prison, Thérèse murders the actual perpetrator of the crime and comes to seek sanctuary in the convent.

Key Collaborators

Robert Bresson Director Philippe Agostini Director of Photography Yvonne Martin Editor Jean-Jacques Grünenwald Original Music Composer Jean Giraudoux Writer Robert Bresson Writer Raymond Leopold Bruckberger Writer

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