
The Convent
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Release Date
9/6/1995Runtime
91 minsOverview
The journey of Michael Padovic, an American professor who arrives with his wife, Helene, at a Portuguese convent where he expects to find the documents needed to prove his theory: Shakespeare was born in Spain; not in England.
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An American academic chases a historical obsession in a Portuguese convent, where the pursuit of truth becomes entangled with spiritual mystery and personal unraveling. The film moves with patient, measured tension as it questions what we're willing to sacrifice for certainty.
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ContemplativeUnsettlingWistful
Themes
ObsessionIdentityFaith
Pacing
Slow-burn
Look
FormalistPainterly
Structure
Single location
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