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The Nuns Story
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Giving up everything, Gabrielle Van Der Mai decides to become a nun. On her attempt to turn her dream into the truth, she has to face with many difficulties. Can she overcome them and reach her dream ? Let's come to the movie to find the answer
Giving up everything, Gabrielle Van Der Mai decides to become a nun. On her attempt to turn her dream into the truth, she has to face with many difficulties. Can she overcome them and reach her dream ? Let's come to the movie to find the answer
Actors:
Mildred Dunnock,
Beatrice Straight,
Eva Kotthaus,
Niall MacGinnis,
Margaret Phillips,
Lionel Jeffries,
Charles Lamb
Mildred Dunnock
25 January 1901, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Beatrice Straight
2 August 1914, Old Westbury, New York, USA
Eva Kotthaus
19 May 1932, Düsseldorf, Germany
Niall MacGinnis
29 March 1913, Dublin, Ireland
Margaret Phillips
6 July 1923, Cwmgwrach, South Wales, UK
Lionel Jeffries
10 June 1926, Forest Hill, London, England, UK
Charles Lamb
20 November 1900, London, England, UK
Genre:
Drama
Country:
United States
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Mildred Dunnock
25 January 1901, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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2 August 1914, Old Westbury, New York, USA
Eva Kotthaus
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29 March 1913, Dublin, Ireland
Margaret Phillips
6 July 1923, Cwmgwrach, South Wales, UK
Lionel Jeffries
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August 23, 2006
Zinnemann's drama depicts the spiritual tug of war of a young nun, beautifully played by Audrey Hepburn, between adherence to vows of chastity and obedience and rebellion against those values for her self-fulfillment
April 12, 2006
Certainly doesn't offer the positive depiction of religious life common in 1950s Hollywood, but it's not an anti-religious or anti-Catholic depiction either.
May 24, 2003
Zinneman, an intelligent if dullish director, has avoided such obvious pitfalls in this adaptation of a factually based best-seller.
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August 01, 2005
Moving, controversial (for its time) religious tale starring Audrey Hepburn.
November 01, 2007
A superbly restrained piece of filmmaking, with Zinnemann directing in simple, unadorned style and Hepburn giving a truly radiant performance.
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June 24, 2006
It's still a long haul (made no lighter by Franz Waxman's abominably insistent score) for anyone not committed to theological problems of faith, conscience and obedience.
Kalamazoo Gazette
October 04, 2002
One of Audrey's finest dramatic moments
New York Times
May 20, 2003
In the role of the nun, Miss Hepburn is fluent and luminous.
April 08, 2010
... on target and godlike.
November 01, 2007
Fred Zinnemann's production is a soaring and luminous film.
