The Rebellious Novice

The Rebellious Novice
Spanish	La novicia rebelde
Directed by	Luis Lucia
Screenplay by	Luis Lucia Manuel Tamayo José Luis Colina
Based on	Sister San Sulpicio by Armando Palacio Valdés
Produced by	Luis Sanz
Starring	Rocío Dúrcal Guillermo Murray Isabel Garcés
Cinematography	Antonio L. Ballesteros
Edited by	José Antonio Rojo
Music by	Gregorio García Segura
Production company	Cámara Producciones Cinematográficas
Release date	1972 (1972)
Running time	92 minutes
Countries	Spain Mexico
Language	Spanish

The Rebellious Novice (Spanish: La novicia rebelde) is a 1972 Spanish-Mexican[1] musical film directed by Luis Lucia and starring Rocío Dúrcal, Guillermo Murray and Isabel Garcés.[2] It is a musical version of the 1889 novel Sister San Sulpicio by Armando Palacio Valdés. The plot follows the plight of Gloria, a dreamy (rather than rebellious) novice nun.[3]

Cast

• Rocío Dúrcal as Gloria
• Guillermo Murray as Dr. Sanjurjo
• Isabel Garcés as Hermana Estefanía
• Ángel Garasa as Don Sabino
• Máximo Valverde as José Luis
• Maruchi Fresno
• Eulália del Pino
• Rafael Guerrero
• Isabel Pradas
• Julio Riscal
• Antonio Pica
• Valentín Tornos as Paciente
• Pilar Bardem as Monja
• Juan Amigo
• Enrique Navarro
• Fernanda de Utrera
• Pepe Montoya
• José Sazatornil as Paciente
• Teresa Gimpera as Berta
• Elmer Modling as Martínez

References

1. Ruiz Muñoz, María Jesús (2010). "Cómo ha cambiado el convento. Desde La hermana San Sulpicio hasta Teresa, el cuerpo de Cristo, pasando por otros conventos del cine español" (PDF). Quaderns de Cine. 5: 96. ISSN 1888-4571.
2. Mira p.192
3. Ruiz Muñoz 2010, p. 96.

Bibliography

• Mira, Alberto. The A to Z of Spanish Cinema. Rowman & Littlefield, 2010.

External links

• The Rebellious Novice at IMDb