The jury's comment: «Ware's astute and precise renderings, composed with a tender
yet unblinking clinical eye and fleshed out with pristine and evocative coloring, trace the mundane routines and moments of small crisis that his characters inhabit.
Novitiate is a fascinating,
unblinking yet respectful look at a time and place — a women's community where a visiting archbishop (Denis O'Hare) can act like he owns the place.