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).