Visions of Ecstasy

Visions of Ecstasy

Banned for over 20 years

Directed by Nigel Wingrove

Produced by Axel Films Ltd.

198920 min5.2 / 10

A transgressive, surreal meditation on religious ecstasy and desire that blurs the sacred and erotic through the fractured inner world of a 16th-century nun.

The 16th century Carmelite nun St. Teresa, surrounded by candles and crosses, fantasizes about making love to a crucified Christ and her own psyche.

Questions people ask

  • Does Visions of Ecstasy end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 96% of films.

  • Is Visions of Ecstasy easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is Visions of Ecstasy sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

  • Is Visions of Ecstasy scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.

  • Is Visions of Ecstasy violent? Not especially. Less violent than 62% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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