Two young girls become heavily inspired by the death & doom rhetorics of their local priest (and some private lecture) as they witness the false values at their Catholic girl school. They decide they belong to Satan and they will do his bidding in the upcoming summer vacation... Things get way out of hand, but it takes a while before they are actually in such big trouble that they themselves actually see no other way out than a theatrical suicide.'Mais ne nous...' is a bold and naughty film, though Jeanne Goupil and Catherine Wagener were respectively 21 and 19 years old at the time. Their acting may not always be flawless, but it comes across as spontaneous and sincere. Following these two teenage girls liberating themselves from social and religious chains, one will more than once feel uneasy at their unflinching manners, but still this a unique and creative little tale that ought to be seen by every emo, goth or other alternative human spirit out there today.9 out of 10.

I don't know if I can actually add anymore to what has already been said. The film is raw and amateurish at times. It certainly is no polished piece of work. The editing is abrupt at times which to me says the editor didn't have a lot to work with. This is not a cerebral piece of work that will linger with you for days or weeks after you've seen it. Certainly won't change your life much. However, there were moments when I felt really uneasy about what was happening on the screen. It's understandable when you are watching a scary thriller or horror flick that you might not want to watch. This isn't a scary movie. It's just disturbing. When it comes to harming animals or babies most people won't want to watch. It's a bit troubling that someone on the set didn't draw the line at some point but this was 1971.Does the film make a point? The girls here don't have much love in their lives. All they know are rules and the adult world is ugly indeed. They create their own fantasy world but when that turns ugly there is only one way out.Hard to recommend but there are some moments of curiosity.

I recently purchased this movie under the English title DON'T DELIVER US FROM EVIL to add to my growing collection of Euro-trash titles, thinking it was of the same ilk as the works of Jesus Franco and the like. While it does have some schlock elements, this movie is evidently based on a true story ("based" being the operative word, I'm sure) about two Catholic schoolgirls who decide, for whatever reason, to dedicate their lives to Satan. Overall, it's not a bad story, but it's an attempt at a tragic tale with very little sympathy being earned for the two protagonists.The two schoolgirls, Anne (Jeanne Goupil) and Lore (Catherine Wagener), begin this story in a convent, hiding under a bed. They've come across some lesbian erotica apparently owned by one or two nuns. I was sort of expecting there might be some softcore porn as time went on, but to no avail--and worry not, the two actresses playing these roles were actually around the age of twenty when this was filmed. They've dedicated their lives to the dark side of the force, and as the movie progresses, they continue doing some rather awful things to the people around them, including: telling a priest about the lesbian nuns, killing some poor guy's pet birds, and setting fire to several bails of hay on some farm. Probably the worst of it is their tendency to deliberately tempt two different men with their underage bodies, only to almost end up getting raped in the process; both of these scenes are somewhat difficult to watch. It is the two latter events that brings in the sleaze element to this movie, the second of which results in their killing the man in question. After this, things go pretty much downhill for the duo.The story itself isn't terrible, although it does drag on at times. The general design and the score do bring a certain aesthetic to the movie, but that might not be enough for some viewers. The ending is rather interesting, if not bizarre, as it does contain some laughable elements. Is it worth watching? Well, don't go in expecting something along the lines of gore and heavy nudity, and you might enjoy it. Sounds like Peter Jackson covered the story years later with HEAVENLY CREATURES, and I can only imagine he did a much better job with it. Maybe it's best to check out that version instead.

The title is borrowed from a Christian prayer "Pater Noster" (Our Father) ,the last line of which is put into the negative form.That speaks volumes about the anti-Christian atmosphere of the whole movie. Something like Luis Bunuel on electric shock treatment.Two girls ,students in a severe Catholic school,rebel and do very nasty things .Stunning ending when,after reciting a Beaudelaire poem ,the two girlies set fire to themselves.The movie was theatrically released in 1972,but never never broadcast on TV,so I had never the opportunity to see it again.Its subjects (lesbianism,murders,sacrileges)were too much for the time and I wonder if the movie has worn well.Joel Seria 's other movies were watchable ("Charlie et ses deux nénettes")but none of them was as outrageous as his first one.