The Convent

The Convent

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Release Date

9/6/1995

Runtime

91 mins

Overview

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.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

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Revenue

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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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