Sentences with phrase «in novitiate»

In Novitiate, a young Catholic school transplant Grace enters the sisterhood amidst the unspoken coming changes of Vatican II, a church ruling that would reduce the distance between clergy and follower.

Right behind her though is another Oscar winner, Melissa Leo in Novitiate.

This means in the novitiate living on a pittance, working with the poor and having nothing to call your own.

Not exact matches

As someone who spent three years in a contemplative novitiate in France, I can testify to the strength of this experience.

His novitiate was spent in Leicestershire and he was ordained to the priesthood on 19 December 1846.

And in the middle of a great battle, the strong Buddha novitiates are equal toward all parties and advocate only peace and concord.

Marino then led the AFC in passing (2,210 yards, 20 touchdowns) and took the Dolphins to the playoffs and himself to the Pro Bowl, all unprecedented achievements for an NFL novitiate.

Armed with knowledge from my extensive reading about dating and mating over the past year of my novitiate in the internet dating world, I knew the solution.

Anna, a young novitiate nun in 1960s Poland, is on the verge of taking her vows when she discovers a dark family secret dating back to the years of the.

Spanning over a decade from the early 1950s through to the mid-60s, Novitiate is about a young girl's first initiation with love, in this case with God.

A young nun at a cloistered abbey in Romania taking her own life, with a priest with a haunted past and a novitiate on the threshold of her final vows sent by the Vatican to investigate.

Best Actress in a Supporting Role Mudbound: Mary J. Blige The Big Sick: Holly Hunter I, Tonya: Allison Janney Novitiate: Melissa Leo Lady Bird: Laurie Metcalf Marjorie Prime: Lois Smith

It is set in the hills in a Romanian convent, where a young novitiate is visited by an old friend from her orphanage.

Synopsis: «A young nun at a cloistered abbey in Romania taking her own life, with a priest with a haunted past and a novitiate on the threshold of her final vows sent by the Vatican to investigate.

Dianna Agron at the «Novitiate» party in the Stella Artois Filmmaker Lounge during the Sundance Film Festival on January 20, 2017 in Park City, Utah.

Dianna Agron attends the after party for a screening of Sony Pictures Classics» «Novitiate» at The Lambs Club on October 26, 2017 in New York City.

Actresses Margaret Qualley, Morgan Saylor, Dianna Agron and Rebecca Dayan attend the screening after party for Sony Pictures Classics» «Novitiate» hosted by Miu Miu and The Cinema Society at The Lambs Club on October 26, 2017 in New... More

Dianna Agron attends Miu Miu & The Cinema Society host a screening of Sony Pictures Classics» «Novitiate» at The Landmark at 57 West on October 26, 2017 in New York City.

However, her role in «Novitiate» as an iron - fisted Reverend Mother to a group of nuns doesn't entirely qualify.

Novitiate (***) The plotline for this religiously themed film seems a bit dated and might have been more controversial if released in the 1960s: A wayward adolescent (Margaret Qualley) turns to the Catholic church for solace, to the chagrin of her agnostic mother (Julianne Nicholson).

Melissa Leo attends screening of Sony Pictures Classics» «Novitiate» at The Landmark at 57 West on October 26, 2017 in New York City.

Dianna Agron attends Miu Miu & The Cinema Society host the after party for Sony Pictures Classics» «Novitiate» at The Lambs Club on October 26, 2017 in New York City.

Julianne Nicholson attends Miu Miu & The Cinema Society host the after party for Sony Pictures Classics» «Novitiate» at The Lambs Club on October 26, 2017 in New York City.

Cordell Broadus attends Miu Miu & The Cinema Society host the after party for Sony Pictures Classics» «Novitiate» at The Lambs Club on October 26, 2017 in New York City.

Maggie Betts, Julianne Nicholson, Denis O'Hare and Margaret Qualley attend Miu Miu & The Cinema Society host the after party for Sony Pictures Classics» «Novitiate» at The Lambs Club on October 26, 2017 in New York City.

Dianna Agron, Denis O'Hare and Margaret Qualley attend Miu Miu & The Cinema Society host the after party for Sony Pictures Classics» «Novitiate» at The Lambs Club on October 26, 2017 in New York City.

Jeremy Carver attends Miu Miu & The Cinema Society host the after party for Sony Pictures Classics» «Novitiate» at The Lambs Club on October 26, 2017 in New York City.

Margaret Qualley, Morgan Saylor and Dianna Agron attends Miu Miu & The Cinema Society host the after party for Sony Pictures Classics» «Novitiate» at The Lambs Club on October 26, 2017 in New York City.

Melissa Leo from the film «Novitiate» poses for a portrait during the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival at Intercontinental Hotel on September 10, 2017 in Toronto, Canada.

The movie will be headlined by Frank Grillo, who is best - known for his roles in «The Purge» and «Wolf Warrior II,» which has grossed an estimated $ 850 million in China; Jamie Bell, who stars opposite Annette Bening in «Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool,» which SPC is positioning as an awards contender; Margaret Qualley, who starred in «The Nice Guys» and «Novitiate,» which SPC has acquired; and James Badge Dale («Only the Brave»).

«Novitiate»: This movie from debut writer / director Margaret Betts concerns a young woman training to be a nun in the 1960s, and along with the audaciousness of the concept I'm excited about the cast; there's bound to be a breakout performance from this group.

The Vatican sends a troubled priest and a novitiate to investigate a suicide at an abbey in Romania and are forced to face the demonic presence witnessed in «The Conjuring 2.»

Helping these young women as they move from the postulant to the novitiate stage in their instruction is Sister Mary Grace (Dianna Agron, «Glee»).

In addition to the films favorably cited above, I would also single out «1945,» «The Wedding Plan,» «Novitiate,» «First They Killed My Father,» «Dawson City: Frozen Time,» and «Baby Driver.»

Best supporting actress This category contains what I consider to be the year's single best performance, that of Melissa Leo as the Reverend Mother in «Novitiate.»

Her sincere desire to be a bride of Christ is first challenged by the borderline sadism with which Blessed Rose's Reverend Mother (Melissa Leo) runs the convent — for a while, Novitiate plays like a distaff Full Metal Jacket, with nuns in training systematically humiliated and emotionally abused by what amounts to a soft - spoken drill sergeant in a habit.

NOVITIATE / U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Maggie Betts)-- In the early 1960s, during the Vatican II era, a young woman training to become a nun struggles with issues of faith, sexuality and the changing church.

Novitiate made its world premiere on Friday and is screening in the U.S. Dramatic Competition.

Then there are Andrea Riseborough (Battle of the Sexes) as the hairdresser who catches Billie Jean King's eye — and for good reason; Julianne Moore (Wonderstruck) in dual roles that traverse decades; Melissa Leo (Novitiate) as a Reverend Mother in crisis as the Catholic church attempts reform; Michelle Williams (All the Money in the World) as Gail Harris, once married to a Getty and now unable to pay her son's kidnapping ransom; and Octavia Spencer (The Shape of Water) playing Zelda, a chatty co-worker and close confidant to Sally Hawkins» mute protagonist at a top - secret U.S. government facility.

NovitiateWritten and directed by Maggie BettsOut October 27It's hard to imagine a film that more thoroughly passes the Bechdel Test than Novitiate, a period drama about nuns coming to terms with the changes Vatican II brought to the Catholic Church in the 1960s.

Set in the early 1960s and during the era of Vatican II, Novitiate tells the story of a young woman in training to become a nun who struggles with issues of faith, the changing church and sexuality.

The idea of a period coming - of - age drama about a teen girl's relationship with God might not sound too enticing, but in the able hands of filmmaker Maggie Betts, Novitiate deserves all the praise it received at the Sundance Film Festival and more.

There will be a lot of veteran actresses in contention for Best Supporting Actress, like Lady Bird's Laurie Metcalf, I, Tonya's Allison Janney, and Novitiate's Melissa Leo.

It would have been great to see one of the female - directed efforts find purchase in the best feature category, though Greta Gerwig («Lady Bird») and Maggie Betts («Novitiate») got some love as breakthrough directors, and Dee Rees» «Mudbound» is set for a special ensemble honor.

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A debut narrative feature from writer and director Margaret Betts, Novitiate explores the secret world of nuns and would - be nuns, and of what motivates their choice to stay in convents their entire adult lives.

«Novitiate» marks the ambitious, assured feature filmmaking debut of Margaret Betts, who takes on a topic that may sound dull — nuns in flux during the ideological shift of the Catholic Church's Vatican II — and makes it quietly riveting.

When a young nun at a cloistered abbey in Romania takes her own life, a priest (Demian Bichir) with a haunted past and a novitiate on the threshold of her final vows (Taissa Farmiga) are sent by the Vatican to investigate.

Thelma Adams: From rage to rapture, Melissa Leo runs the gamut in another Awards Season contender, lifting up Maggie Betts» Novitiate for a major hallelujah.

In the acting categories: Sam Elliott («The Hero»), Hugh Jackman («Logan»), James McAvoy («Split»), Andy Serkis («War for the Planet of the Apes»), Denzel Washington («Roman J. Israel, Esq.»), Annette Bening («Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool»), Judi Dench («Victoria & Abdul»), Diane Kruger («In the Fade»), Bryan Cranston («Last Flag Flying»), Jason Mitchell («Mudbound»), Mark Rylance («Dunkirk») and Melissa Leo («Novitiate»In the acting categories: Sam Elliott («The Hero»), Hugh Jackman («Logan»), James McAvoy («Split»), Andy Serkis («War for the Planet of the Apes»), Denzel Washington («Roman J. Israel, Esq.»), Annette Bening («Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool»), Judi Dench («Victoria & Abdul»), Diane Kruger («In the Fade»), Bryan Cranston («Last Flag Flying»), Jason Mitchell («Mudbound»), Mark Rylance («Dunkirk») and Melissa Leo («Novitiate»in Liverpool»), Judi Dench («Victoria & Abdul»), Diane Kruger («In the Fade»), Bryan Cranston («Last Flag Flying»), Jason Mitchell («Mudbound»), Mark Rylance («Dunkirk») and Melissa Leo («Novitiate»In the Fade»), Bryan Cranston («Last Flag Flying»), Jason Mitchell («Mudbound»), Mark Rylance («Dunkirk») and Melissa Leo («Novitiate»).