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   Watchlist. NEW. 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. Raised by a non-religious...

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   Superior performances by Melissa Leo and newcomer Margaret Qualley bring Margaret Betts' convent drama Novitiate into sharp, aching focus. Full Review | Nov 4, 2021

3. www.rogerebert.com › reviews › novitiate-2017Novitiate movie review & film summary (2017) - Roger Ebert

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   Oct 27, 2017 · “Novitiate” explores what happens when the girls’ natural sexual urges begin to bubble up—for men they’ve not yet met, for each other, for God Himself—and how they clash with the inherent chastity of their calling.

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   Oct 31, 2017 · Despite its very real inspiration (the Second Vatican Council did indeed cause issue for thousands of nuns), Novitiate is not a true story. But the film's themes of faith and sisterhood...

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   Oct 27, 2017 · Raised by a non-religious, single mother in rural Tennessee, a scholarship to Catholic school soon finds Cathleen drawn into the mystery and romanticism of a life devoted to the worship and servitude of God. With the dawn of the Vatican II era, radical changes in the Church are threatening the course of nuns’ lives.

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   • Director: Maggie Betts

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   • Actors: Melissa Leo

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   Oct 10, 2023 · It showed to strong reviews (including from this writer), earned Betts a Special Jury Award for Breakthrough Director, was bought at the festival by Sony Pictures Classics for an estimated...

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   Is novitiate a good drama?

   • Director Margaret Betts offers a beautifully-shot, thoughtful drama, filled with some fine acting, particularly by Melissa Leo. Superior performances by Melissa Leo and newcomer Margaret Qualley bring Margaret Betts' convent drama Novitiate into sharp, aching focus.

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   What is 'Novitiate' about?

   • “Novitiate” explores what happens when the girls’ natural sexual urges begin to bubble up—for men they’ve not yet met, for each other, for God Himself—and how they clash with the inherent chastity of their calling. It’s a time of flux for the Catholic Church, though.

   Novitiate movie review & film summary (2017) - Roger Ebert

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   What makes novitiate so special?

   • Superior performances by Melissa Leo and newcomer Margaret Qualley bring Margaret Betts' convent drama Novitiate into sharp, aching focus. Maggie Betts' first feature is remarkably assured, bringing us into a hidden world filled with complex characters struggling with issues of faith, identity, and change.

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   What is 'novitiate' by Maggie Betts about?

   • Novitiate, the feature-length debut of Sundance Film Festival's Breakthrough Director winner, Maggie Betts, is a stylish and ambitious take on a historical moment in the transformation of Catholicism. Leo and Qualley shine during a dim view of the "Novitiate".

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   Is 'novitiate' a movie about nuns in the '60s?

   • It’s God, and her ardor is powerful enough to drive her to devote her life to Him as a nun. Writer/director Margaret Betts explores this mystical passion in “Novitiate,” her thematically ambitious, technically-precise feature debut. A movie about nuns in the ’60s may not sound exciting. It may not even sound vaguely intriguing.

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   Will Betts' 'novitiate' be a 'burial'?

   • Six years after 'Novitiate', filmmaker Maggie Betts returns with 'The Burial'. 'The Burial' is the kind of feature that is emblematic of Hollywood's next wave.

   Why Maggie Betts Took 6 Years for ‘Novitiate’ Followup ‘The Burial

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   Nov 3, 2017 · The film presents the nuns – from the Reverend Mother (Melissa Leo) to the protagonist, a novitiate named Sister Cathleen (Margaret Qualley) – as people with their own inner insecurities and conflicts. From sexual attraction/frustration to spiritual uncertainty, a wide variety of crises are examined.