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Joanna is about to graduate from University with her whole life set up for her but she has decided to face up to a truth she has been avoiding her whole life. Since she was small, she has had the desire to become a Nun. She is set on joining a closed order of Benedictines. Her best friend cannot believe it, her boyfriend is devastated and her mother feels it s just a phase. The only encouragement she gets is from the family s religious housekeeper, Consuela When she finally gets to the convent, the liberalism of a politically active Novice Sister, Ignatious and a bunch of women with border-line mental illness, including a psychotic Mother Superior an alcoholic football fan in charge of the vineyard, an over-pious floor mopper, Sister Hilda to name a few at first makes her wonder if she s following the right path after all but as she gets to know the Sisters and the enormous community bond they all share and the spiritual love that connects them she starts to see glimpses of her own spiritual fulfillment. Several weeks into her vocation she discovers something in herself which brings a whole new series of secrets out into the open until eventually the bond she has with Sister Ignatious dictates and assists in her destiny.
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
By FussyMissus
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Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
The trailer indicates that this film is about a young girls religious quest to join a convent, and appears to focus on the spiritual torment aspect....
Ok, the film manages this in part, but to be honest the film is lighter than I expected it to be, and what's more it WORKS. There isn't any comedy as such, no slapstick, but you can find humour as the stories of the slightly wierd nuns enfolds as the tale progresses.
It begins with a narration which is quite acerbic and funny in parts, and ends with the narrator, and you find out WHO she is telling the tale to. In between this, you have a girl with a brain tumour, convinced she has a calling, wanting to join a local nunnery. The nuns are not what you would expect, far more worldly than expected, but each with a personal sorrow or pain in their backgrounds, which slowly revelas itself throughout the film.
It's engaging, there are a few twists ("Oh so THAT'S what they were talking about...") and there is a definite conclusion to the film which appeals to the religious as well as the non-religious.
If you are expecting serious and austere, then you will be disappointed. If you want a more truthful account of someone's path to their calling, then this is the film for you - and wonderfully it was locally funded, as you will see from the titles.
A delight to watch, and I am glad I bought it.
Ok, the film manages this in part, but to be honest the film is lighter than I expected it to be, and what's more it WORKS. There isn't any comedy as such, no slapstick, but you can find humour as the stories of the slightly wierd nuns enfolds as the tale progresses.
It begins with a narration which is quite acerbic and funny in parts, and ends with the narrator, and you find out WHO she is telling the tale to. In between this, you have a girl with a brain tumour, convinced she has a calling, wanting to join a local nunnery. The nuns are not what you would expect, far more worldly than expected, but each with a personal sorrow or pain in their backgrounds, which slowly revelas itself throughout the film.
It's engaging, there are a few twists ("Oh so THAT'S what they were talking about...") and there is a definite conclusion to the film which appeals to the religious as well as the non-religious.
If you are expecting serious and austere, then you will be disappointed. If you want a more truthful account of someone's path to their calling, then this is the film for you - and wonderfully it was locally funded, as you will see from the titles.
A delight to watch, and I am glad I bought it.
9 of 11 people found the following review helpful
By Tomba
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Most disappointing, perhaps I was looking for a deeper and inspiring DVD but ended up with a story that just didn't portray a true and real convent life. Yes I dare say there are Mother superiors that have had drink problems and so on but the behaviour of the nuns and clergy have been exaggerated beyond reality. Sorry but I wouldn't bother wasting even £1 on the Dvd its just simply rubbish! No covent would either behave nor accept the behaviour of the characters in the film. Just ridiculous, shallow, pathetic a waste of time. No I didn't like it at all I got nothing out of the film, besides disappointment. If I could give it less than 1 star I would.
11 of 14 people found the following review helpful
By Lincs Lit
Format:DVD
This film requires you to suspend your disbelief beyond belief. The plot is hackneyed and tha characterisation is weak. A group of good actors just fail to gel but thats no surprise given the weak script. I had waited for the delease of this DVD for weeks and was looking forward to it but my hopes were dashed from minute one to the very end. If you have any interest in the religious life then you will learn nothing from this appalling offering. Save your money and buy Into the Greater Silence instead.
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Excellent film
Good story with believable characters Ican't think of anything else to say about this item. sorry sorry sorry sorry sorry sorry
Published 1 month ago by Vanessa Thomas
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Beautiful and touching
This moving film has a message about a young person's search for meaning in modern life. However it does this with humour and sensitivity. Read more
Published on 4 Dec 2010 by Carolyn
5.0 out of 5 stars
BluRay?
Thank you very much for the DVD but I think a BluRay would be better choice, this apply also for an independent film!
Published on 23 April 2010 by xo.robert
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