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Religion and women's bodies: a collaborative list

Documenting the ways that religious figureheads claim authority over the workings of woman's bodies. It doesn't have to be Christianity.

On the other hand, if there have been 318 movies about exorcisms, or even 38 about Christian witchfinders,we don't need every last one -- let's restrict it to the ones that have something meaningful to say about the challenges to female autonomy.

I know I'm overlooking a lot -- help me out here. Early sixties Italian horror?

Pending consideration:
The Scarlet Letter (1926)
Night Of The Hunter (1955)
God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunya

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  • The Devil in a Convent
  • The Plague in Florence
  • Häxan
  • Sadie Thompson
  • The Seashell and the Clergyman
  • The Passion of Joan of Arc
  • Diary of a Lost Girl
  • Tabu
  • Bird of Paradise
  • Janitzio
  • The Night of the Mayans
  • The Blood of Jesus
  • Day of Wrath
  • Maria Candelaria
  • Él
  • Chilam Balam
  • Adam and Eve
  • The Aztec Mummy
  • The Nun's Story
  • Devi
  • The Savage Innocents
  • Black Sunday
  • Mother Joan of the Angels
  • Viridiana
  • The Demon
  • The Ape Woman
  • The Naked Kiss
  • Simon of the Desert
  • The Nun
  • Juego de mentiras
  • Savage Sunday
  • Witchfinder General
  • The Sin of Adam and Eve
  • The Devil in the Church
  • The Conspiracy of Torture
  • Witchhammer
  • The World's Oldest Profession
  • Mark of the Devil
  • Las chicas malas del padre Mendez
  • Valerie and Her Week of Wonders
  • Don't Deliver Us from Evil
  • The Devils
  • Justine de Sade
  • El rincón de las vírgenes
  • Castle of Purity
  • Belladonna of Sadness
  • The Exorcist
  • The Prophet Mimi
  • Flavia the Heretic
  • The Braid
  • House of Mortal Sin
  • María, la santa
  • Alucarda
  • Love Letters of a Portuguese Nun
  • The Queen of Black Magic
  • Akelarre
  • The Voyage Beyond
  • Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
  • Eyes of Stone
  • I, the Worst of All
  • Sabbath
  • Angel of Fire
  • Green Snake
  • Anchoress
  • Divine
  • Ave María
  • Ken Park
  • The Crime of Padre Amaro
  • Moolaadé
  • The Bloodettes
  • Antichrist
  • Century of Birthing
  • Beyond the Hills
  • The Nun
  • Djinn
  • Stations of the Cross
  • The Witch
  • The Other Lamb
  • The Day of the Lord
  • Witch Madness
  • Jaha's Promise