eeeThis1985Spanishfilmrevealsoneofthemanyterribleaspectsof16thcenturySpain,stillplaguedbytheradicalChristianInquisition,oneofaplethoraofdifficultiesSpaniardsfacedatthetime. SpanishsuperstarCarmenMauraplaysanunwhoagreestoaselflessscam,afakestigmata,onlytoavoidseparationfromherlover,anothernun.'Extramuros'isedgyallright:aplotorschemeagreeduponbetweentwoloverstoescapetheirplight,butwithatwist.Theschemeissimilartosomewe'verecentlyseenpowercouplesofpoliticians,religiousleaderandthelike,playoutontheworldinthelastdecade.Butthetwistthisfilmthrowsin-literalandactualself-flagellationisoriginal. It'saseriousandpassionatework,highlightingthethemeofoutspokenwomen-against-repression,seeninothergoodgayandlesbianfilms.Thisisnotalesbian"Nunsense"oranother"DarkHabits"(byAlmodovar,whichalsostarredCarmenMaura,andalsosetinaSpanishconvent,withsomelesbiannuns).