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*****
Elegant, eccentric and absolutely captivating, this is simply a gem... one of the best films of the year.
Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian
One of the most critically acclaimed films of 2011 tells the story of a Julie, a young French actress shooting a film in Lisbon about a 17th Century nun who is seduced by a soldier. Among the city s enigmatic and transient inhabitants, she encounters a young Nun and the exchange between the two women changes Julie s destiny forever.
This absorbing drama is the fourth film by the acclaimed New York-born filmmaker Eugene Green and his first to be released in the UK.
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United Kingdom released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: LANGUAGES: French ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), Portuguese ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), English ( Subtitles ), WIDESCREEN (1.78:1), SPECIAL FEATURES: Interactive Menu, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS: Young French actress Julie de Hauranne speaks Portuguese like her mother but has never been to Lisbon. She arrives in the city for the first time just as they are about to start shooting a film based on the Letters of a Portuguese Nun by the Count of Guilleragues, a French nobleman from the 17th century. She quickly becomes fascinated by a nun who prays every night in the chapel of Our Lady of the Mountain, on Graça Hill. During her stay, the young woman has a series of encounters that seem as ephemeral and inconsequential as those from her past. And so, on the night she finally speaks to the nun, she manages to perceive the meaning of life and of her destiny. ...The Portuguese Nun (2009) ( A Religiosa Portuguesa ) ( La monja portuguesa (La religieuse portugaise) )
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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
By J Betson
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This is a stunningly beautiful film. It is worth looking at just for the camera work. It also includes several atmospheric and enjoyable Portuguese songs sung by performers in Lisbon bars.
It is definitely not a fast moving action film, so if that is what you are looking for this is not for you. Just settle down in comfort, relax, and enjoy a leisurely immersion in the sights and folk music of Lisbon. It is a rewarding film, with a surprising ending, an ending which is, strangely, highly appropriate to what is happening in the UK today - but you have to pay close attention to what is being said.
The actress who plays Julie is mesmerising, as is the actress who plays the nun (although her part is shorter). Together they are rivetting. The little boy, is, of course, adorable.
This film deserves to be better know. I only came across it by accident, and I'm glad that I did.
It is definitely not a fast moving action film, so if that is what you are looking for this is not for you. Just settle down in comfort, relax, and enjoy a leisurely immersion in the sights and folk music of Lisbon. It is a rewarding film, with a surprising ending, an ending which is, strangely, highly appropriate to what is happening in the UK today - but you have to pay close attention to what is being said.
The actress who plays Julie is mesmerising, as is the actress who plays the nun (although her part is shorter). Together they are rivetting. The little boy, is, of course, adorable.
This film deserves to be better know. I only came across it by accident, and I'm glad that I did.
10 of 12 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars
Glaikit woman stares and stares while viewers slump into dull despair
18 Aug 2012
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A most peculiar film. 2 stars for being pleasantly photographed, albeit with excessive use of panning and foot shots. The storyline is watery-thin. The conversations surreal. It would surely calm a whirling dervish, especially if he had no interest in the content of the soundtrack and so would not be distracted by trying to work out whether it was meant to be a joke or not. In a nutshell, a pretty but often vacant-looking woman turns up at a hotel and she and the receptionist stare fixedly at each other while conducting a robotic-style conversation in monotone, and later she wanders around Lisbon a fair bit. She is there because she had done some soundtrack work for a film being made about a Portugese nun, whose story sounds quite interesting from the DVD blurbs but which is scarcely addressed in the actual film. Instead we mostly follow the pretty-often-vacant-looking woman as she moves around Lisbon streets and ocasional bars, finding a real nun and a little boy in the street whom she ends up adopting. He is a bit of a starer too, and the film ends with them both staring away at a grand view over the city. I deserve a medal for watching it through to the end, not least because others in my family who endured it at the same time thanks to my purchase and encouragement will surely not let me forget it over the next few years at least.
16 of 22 people found the following review helpful
By Y. Levy
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Thanks to Amazon UK for pointing out that this item may not be in stock again [what an unfortunate decision...] which prompted me to order it from Amazon France.
This film - concept, script, acting, directing, photography - is of a unique quality [which it shares with films like Andre Delvaux's 1971 film Rendez-vous a Bray, based on Julien Gracq's Le Roi Cophetua]- that makes watching it an outstanding and rewarding experience - intellectually, emotionally, and aesthetically.
As The Guardian film critic Peter Bradshaw, in his review, described and rated it, Eugene Green's film - "is a true gem".
Not to be missed.
This film - concept, script, acting, directing, photography - is of a unique quality [which it shares with films like Andre Delvaux's 1971 film Rendez-vous a Bray, based on Julien Gracq's Le Roi Cophetua]- that makes watching it an outstanding and rewarding experience - intellectually, emotionally, and aesthetically.
As The Guardian film critic Peter Bradshaw, in his review, described and rated it, Eugene Green's film - "is a true gem".
Not to be missed.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
1.0 out of 5 stars
Slow, slow, slow
I can't understand how this movie could receive any award... It is slow, pretends to be very "deep" , the dialogues are full of clichés... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Sylvia Steiner
4.0 out of 5 stars
visual fado
As previous reviews make clear, you either go with it or not. I have a very high tolerance for challenging cinema but even I thought at first, this is a daft French graduation... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Lee Scoresby
1.0 out of 5 stars
Guardian readers beware !
Although the choice of locations strive to provide some visual stimulation, that is where any semblance of filmmaking ends. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Robby
2.0 out of 5 stars
a very strange but beautiful film
The Portuguese Nun [DVD]Gosh, I still don't know exactly what it was all about! I have to admit that it was rather enchanting but strange. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Margaret
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent filming, music, acting and story line - original
A great watch, especially as I had recently visited Lisbon.A clever and original story line that was easy to follow, yet challenging and with some excellent filming to make it even... Read more
Published 12 months ago by C. M. Spain
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