Sentences with phrase «young novitiate»

You know Agnes, before she's even Agnes, while she's a young novitiate.

I love Julianne Nicholson [who plays the atheist single mother of Cathleen, the young novitiate played by Margaret Qualley].

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

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.

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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.

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.

This is turning into quite a month, with the emergence of two young female writer / directors — Margaret Betts («Novitiate») is the other — who might very well do great work for decades.

«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.

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

Review: Melissa Leo dominates «Novitiate,» a sensitive and revealing portrayal of young women's faith

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.

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.

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.

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.

A U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Breakthrough Director was presented to: Maggie Betts, for her film Novitiate — 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» features a strong female ensemble cast, featuring many young up - and - comers, including Qualley, who some might recognize from Spike Jonze's mesmerizing KENZO ad.