The story explores the lethal fanaticism of the Church, where Father Onorio justifies torture and execution as "the Lord's work".
The inclusion of Saint Valentine is no accident. Valentine’s Day themes of love and martyrdom are inverted: the nuns’ “sin” is not just sexual but a betrayal of the saint’s compassionate legacy. The film likely uses the saint’s feast day as the setting for the final orgy of punishment and liberation. The sinful nuns of saint valentine - 1974 -DVD...
Restoring the vibrant, technicolor-style palettes of the 70s. The story explores the lethal fanaticism of the