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Love Letters of a Portuguese Nun AKA Die Liebesbriefe der portugiesischen Nonne AKA Die Liebesbriefe einer portugiesischen Nonne (1977)
16-year-old Maria is forced into Serra D'Aires convent, secretly run by Satanists.Director: Jess Franco
OVERALL: R0-
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Commentaries:
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Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
German Dolby Digital 2.0 mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:Production stills (19 pictures)
"DVD Production Report" featurette (17:25)
Documentary (featuring interviews with producer Erwin C. Dietrich, director/writer Jess Franco, and Herbert Fux) (8:14)
The Jess Franco Collection (text, 2 pages)
Cast & Crew (text)
- Erwin C. Dietrich (8 pages)
- Jess France (7 pages)
- Susan Hemingway (1 page)
- Ana Zanatti (1 page)
- Willaim Berger (1 pages)
- Herbert Fux (3 pages)
Bonus Trailers (21:09)
- Blue Rita
- Love Letters of a Portuguese Nun
- Barbed Wire Dolls
- Doriana Grey
- Jack the Ripper
- Porno Shock
- Ilsa, The Wicked Warden
- The Devilish Sisters
Credits (2 pages) -
Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
German Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
Italian Dolby Digital 2.0 mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Restored from the original negative and archive footage (supervised by cinematographer Peter Baumgartner).
The featurette is in German with optional English subtitles.
The documentary is in German with optional English, German, Italian subtitles. -
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Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
German Dolby Digital 2.0 mono -
Case type:Special Case
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Notes:Restored from the original negative and archive footage (supervised by cinematographer Peter Baumgartner).
Only available in the 8-disc Jess Franco Gold Collection: "Barbed Wire Dolls", "Blue Rita", "Ilsa, the Wicked Warden", "Jack the Ripper", "Love Letters of a Portuguese Nun", "Voodoo Passion", "Wicked Women" and "Women in Cell Block 9". -
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Extras:"Film Restoration (DVD Production Report)" featurette (17:25)
Interviews with Erwin C. Dietrich, Jess Franco, Lina Romay and Herbert Fux (8:14)
Cast & Crew Biographies and Filmographies:
- Jess Franco (5 pages)
- Erwin C. Dietrich (5 pages)
- William Berger (3 pages)
- Herbert Fux (4 pages)
Cast & Crew Filmographies:
- Susan Hemingway (1 page)
- Ana Zanatti (1 page)
Production Stills (20 images)
"The Jess Franco Collection" text notes (2 pages)
German Theatrical Trailer (2:38)
Bonus Trailers:
- Jack the Ripper (2:51)
- Ilsa, the Wicked Warden (2:06)
- Blue Rita (2:18)
- Barbed Wire Dolls (1:57)
DVD credits (2 pages) -
Subtitles:English (optional for German audio)
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 1.0
German Dolby Digital 1.0 -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Restored from the original negative and archive footage (supervised by cinematographer Peter Baumgartner).
The featurette is in German with forced English subtitles.
The interviews are in English/French/German with optional English, German subtitles.
The "Barbed Wire Dolls" and "Blue Rita" trailers are in German with burned-in French+Italian subtitles.
Other trailers are in German without subtitles.
The theatrical trailer is reported to be cut by approx. 0:14.
Also available in the 8-disc Jess Franco Collection Vol. 1: "Barbed Wire Dolls" (cut), "Blue Rita", "Ilsa, the Wicked Warden" (cut), "Jack the Ripper", "Love Camp" (cut), "Love Letters of a Portuguese Nun" (cut), "Sexy Sisters" (cut), and "Voodoo Passion". -
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OVERALL: R0
"V.I.P. Entertainment", since the UK-release is badly cut, the NTSC version has all the extras.
This film is also known as:
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CUTS:
- R0 Germany- X-Rated - No cuts- "Director's Cut" (85:33 PAL).
- R0 Switzerland- V.I.P. Entertainment - No cuts, "Director's Cut" (89:09 PAL).
- R0 Jess Franco Gold Collection Switzerland- V.I.P. Entertainment - No cuts, "Director's Cut" (85:33 PAL).
- R2 United Kingdom- Anchor Bay Entertainment - Yes (79:39 PAL) - 6:15 of cuts/substitutions by the BBFC. Any reference to Susan Hemingway’s nakedness have been removed in their entirety, thus we are spared the actual torture scenes.
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Comparison added by Jari_Kovalainen on 06/05/04
Comparison last updated by Eric_Cotenas on 07/07/17UPDATE LOG:
22/05/10: Separate detailed entry for boxset version.
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07/02/17: Added Germany.
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