The Nun's Story

This moving religious drama stars Audrey Hepburn (who won a BAFTA Award) in a range-stretching performance ...

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    pollzanker

    Tue Jun 02 2009

    Audrey Hepburn's portrayal of Sister Luke in this 1950's classic is rivetting. Set in Belgium and South Africa just prior to WWII, the story of a gifted young women torn between her faith and family is the perfect vehicle to showcase Ms Hepburn at her dramatic best. Peter Finch turns in a sterling performance as Dr Moriatti, a brilliant surgeon working in the African Congo.

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    brotheralan

    Mon Mar 23 2009

    This movie is about a nun who tries very hard to make her vocation work. She was a better Religious than many of the so-called "living Rules" around her because she did more soul-searching. The story is a tragedy insofar as she was never able to reconcile her inability to be perfect with the many graces she was receiving by simply being, a lesson every Religious must learn in order to persevere. It is really about all of us, our struggle to make sense of life. Sometimes we impose a certain order on it to manage it better, but we must have a deep faith for those times when that order goes awry. That is when we know what having faithy truly is. The secret is not to abandon the order and self-discipline that once served us so well, but to realize that, in itself, it is not enough and only makes sense if we have faith in God Himself. A modern parable that deals with the same issue is the play "Doubt," recently also made into a movie. Brother Alan

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    vanessa4307

    Wed Mar 11 2009

    Audrey Hepburn is best known for playing the leading lady in romantic-comedies, but this movie is one of the few that she made that is full drama. Normally, I would tell you the summary and plot of the movie, but I'm sure there are tons of reviewers who give a very detailed look into the movie. So instead of that, I'm here to say that if you're ready for a different side of Audrey as an actress, PLEASE buy, rent, borrow, do ANYTHING to see this movie, because this really shows Audrey's incredible, God-give talent. And if you enjoyed this film, I'm sure you'd love to see another one of her dramas, Wait Until Dark.

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    andrewellingto_n

    Tue Mar 03 2009

    There are few films that can say so much with so little; but `The Nun's Story' does just that. In a simple and none-to-evasive premise the film tackles the weighty subject of faith and all its variables but never feels heavy handed or overly stuffed. In fact, despite its two-hour-plus running time, the film has a very breezy feel to it; relaxed and nicely paced and totally engaging. The film tells the story of young Gabrielle van der Mal who desires to become a nursing nun in the Congo. She pursues her passion yet is met with setbacks, both inside the convent but also within herself. She taps into something every intimate; very internal that causes her to question whether this course was the right course for her. She questions whether this life of a nun, no matter how important to her, is really a life she can fully commit to. Can she fully give herself over, even when she doesn't fully agree? Like I mentioned, the plot is quite simple. Gabrielle is accepted into the n... Read more

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    dennisbiehl

    Fri Oct 03 2008

    This was one of Audrey's finest performance. She was moving, believable and heart touching. She is the finest actress to ever hit the big screen.