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01/23/03
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... [More]
Starring: Audrey Hepburn, Peter Finch, Edith Evans, Peggy Ashcroft
Director: Fred Zinnemann
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04/27/05
Zinneman, an intelligent if dullish director, has avoided such obvious pitfalls in this adaptation of a factually based best-seller.
05/24/03
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.
04/12/06
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
08/23/06
One of Audrey's finest dramatic moments
10/04/02
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08/22/03
In the role of the nun, Miss Hepburn is fluent and luminous.
05/20/03
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11/07/08
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01/03/08
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.
06/24/06
A superbly restrained piece of filmmaking, with Zinnemann directing in simple, unadorned style and Hepburn giving a truly radiant performance.
11/01/07
Fred Zinnemann's production is a soaring and luminous film.
11/01/07
Moving, controversial (for its time) religious tale starring Audrey Hepburn.
08/01/05
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