The True Story of the Nun of Monza

Nunsploitation is the genre that, according to certain connoisseurs, began in 1969 with *Lady of Monza*, Italian film by Eriprando Visconti. In reality, that film was actually quite mainstream and serious period drama, based on the true events related to Marianna de Levya y Marino a.k.a. Sister Virginia Maria (1575 – 1650), real historical figure which, among other things, had inspired certain parts of *The Betrothe…