Apr 01, 1970
91 min
Full-HD

The Novices (1970)

Sister Agnès runs away from her convent in Brittany and seeks refuge in Paris with prostitute Mona Lisa. With absolutely no qualifications, the young novice has a hard job finding work, so Mona Lisa tries to teach her the ropes of the oldest profession of them all!

Category

Comedy Drama

Country

France Italy

Companies

Les Films La Boétie Rizzoli Film

Brigitte Bardot

Agnès

Annie Girardot

Mona Lisa

Jacques Duby

Le chauffeur d'ambulance

Jean Carmet

Le client au chien

Jess Hahn

L'Américain

Jacques Jouanneau

Le client Mona Lisa

Noël Roquevert

Le sadique

Dominique Zardi

Le flic avec un sandwich

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