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The Nun's Story

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The Nun's Story (1959)

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Reviews Counted:13

Fresh:12

Rotten:1

Average Rating:7.7/10

Runtime: 2 hrs 31 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: A young nun dedicated to medical work in the African Congo and in World War II Belgium struggles to reconcile her independent spirit to the rigors and humility of a religious life. Academy Award... A young nun dedicated to medical work in the African Congo and in World War II Belgium struggles to reconcile her independent spirit to the rigors and humility of a religious life. Academy Award Nominations: 8, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress--Audrey Hepburn, Best (Adapted) Screenplay. [More]

Starring: Audrey Hepburn, Peter Finch, Edith Evans, Peggy Ashcroft

Starring: Audrey Hepburn, Peter Finch, Edith Evans, Peggy Ashcroft, Dean Jagger, Mildred Dunnock, Beatrice Straight, Colleen Dewhurst

Director: Fred Zinnemann

Director: Fred Zinnemann
Producer: Henry Blanke
Screenwriter: Robert Anderson
Composer: Franz Waxman

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Apr 4, 2006

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  • Nun's Story, The
  • Story of Gabrielle Van Der Mal, who gives up everything to become a nun, facing incredible odds in the Congo and then at the mother house in France at the outbreak of World War II.
  • Source: Warner Home Video
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    Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice | comment Comment
    01/03/08
    Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
    Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
    Spirituality and Practice

    Fred Zinnemann's production is a soaring and luminous film.

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    11/01/07
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    A superbly restrained piece of filmmaking, with Zinnemann directing in simple, unadorned style and Hepburn giving a truly radiant performance.

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    11/01/07
    TV Guide's Movie Guide

    Considered to be Zinnemann's masterpiece, this 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 very for her self-fulfillment

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    08/23/06
    Emanuel Levy
    Emanuel Levy
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    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.

    Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
    06/24/06
    Tom Milne
    Tom Milne
    Time Out

    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.

    Full Review Source: Decent Films Guide | comment Comment
    04/12/06
    Steven D. Greydanus
    Steven D. Greydanus
    Decent Films Guide

    Moving, controversial (for its time) religious tale starring Audrey Hepburn.

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    08/22/03
    Carol Cling
    Carol Cling
    Las Vegas Review-Journal

    Zinneman, an intelligent if dullish director, has avoided such obvious pitfalls in this adaptation of a factually based best-seller.

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    05/24/03
    Channel 4 Film

    In the role of the nun, Miss Hepburn is fluent and luminous.

    Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
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    Philip Martin
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    One of Audrey's finest dramatic moments

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