THE NUN BASED ON TRUE STORY

2018
Director of Movie: Corin Hardy

The movie was based on the true story of year 1950 a young nun’s
mysterious suicide. After this tragic incident community of priest demanded
for the investigation, during this investigation spirits attacked on priest and
nun and they both fight that spirit with the holy blood of Jesus Christ.
 1. COSTUME
WOMEN:
MAN:
The movie is based on 1950 so the dressing style of Christianity was the religion shown in movie so
man reflects shirt, pants and used to were warm coat women are dressed as nun and sister.
of wool in Romania due to cold weather which show
sense of costume design in this movie.
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2.
PLOT OF THE
SCENE
• SCENE 1: This scene based on when this
investigation team headed up for their mission
moving for the old church present in woods.
• SCENE 2 : Plot of this scene is held when they
landed over the route of old church.
• SCENE 3 : This scene covers horror effect in itself,
sister start roaming in church in search of the spirit.
ROADS But there is the shadow of spirit covering girl from
As shown in picture 1 horse cart were used as behind.
the mean of transportation during that period
so, the road width seems 2.3-3m. Which is
sufficient to pass two cart the same time. Also
large space excluded between road and
houses which used for plantation.
 ECONOMY
Movie show the economy
condition of Romania iwere in
past 1950. these houses made of
wood which itself in bad
condition. Horse cart were used
as the means of transportation.

TYPE OF
LANDSCAPE:
Roman garden landscape was observed in this movie.
Occupation observed in this movie was animal Romanian people have close connection to earth so
husbandry and cart driver. they used more space for gardening rather than built
Impact of their occupation on their housing up. Which also reflects on previous slide in picture of
techniques is observed. road and housing.
 MATERIALS

 This church was made up of wood primarily later it converted into stone. Stone
lintels were seen above the openings.
 Wood truss are seen on the roofs of the church.
 Also Jali were the element seen on the windows and ventilation.

Basic geometric shapes are applied,

rectangle, square, triangle are seen at the COLOR THEORY
church entrance. Primary colour scheme is observed in the structures
cast in movie red roof in contrast with the white stone
of walls can observed in picture below.

DESIGN PRINCIPLE
 Repetition is the principle observe in
church and school building.
Windows in semi circular shape.
 Unity is the principle working in this
picture to hold all the element of
building.
 Pattern is the design principle
working on the design of windows.
1. 2.
TYPES OF ARCHES
Movie has retain Gothic Architecture throughout the movie.
Arches are observed such as pointed arch, semi-circular arch,
segmental arch.

Carving
Carving work on column show the heritage of gothic
architecture, also wood as building material was
introduced in that time so it is used at the window of
church.

3. 4.
 Director choose correct sense of architecture
which gives us that haunted and massive
structure vibes which is necessary for this kind
of movies.
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