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1. 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.

2. www.slantmagazine.com › film › novitiateReview: Novitiate - Slant Magazine

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   Oct 24, 2017 · Directed by Margaret Betts, Novitiate opens at this complex historical turning point. Kathleen (Margaret Qualley), a 17-year-old living in middle America, finds comfort in the church and makes the decision to become a nun.

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3. www.rottentomatoes.com › m › novitiateNovitiate - Rotten Tomatoes

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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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   • Director: Maggie Betts

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   • Actors: Margaret Qualley

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4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Novitiate_(film)Novitiate (film) - Wikipedia

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   Novitiate is a 2017 American drama film written and directed by Maggie Betts in her feature directorial debut. Starring Margaret Qualley , Melissa Leo , Morgan Saylor , Dianna Agron , Julianne Nicholson , Liana Liberato , Denis O'Hare , and Maddie Hasson , the film follows a young woman (Qualley) who starts to question her faith as she trains ...

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   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...

6. www.timeout.com › movies › novitiateNovitiate , directed by Margaret Betts | Film review - Time Out

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   Oct 24, 2017 · Is faith escapism or an act of surrender? In grappling with the essence of spirituality, Novitiate—not unlike Martin Scorsese’s Silence—asks more questions than it supplies answers.

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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.

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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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   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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   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.

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

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   Is 'novitiate' a time of flux for the Catholic Church?

   • It’s a time of flux for the Catholic Church, though. “Novitiate” takes place just as the changes of Vatican II are going into effect throughout the world—radical, liberal shifts in ideology that are meant to foster openness and inclusiveness, but which fly in the face of hard-liners’ long-held beliefs and practices.

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8. www.rollingstone.com › tv-movies › tv-movie-reviews‘Novitiate’ Review: And Then There Were Nuns in Stirring ...

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   Oct 26, 2017 · ‘Novitiate’ Review: And Then There Were Nuns in Stirring, Soulful Convent Drama. Story of young women becoming brides of Christ during Vatican II reformation gives Melissa Leo a whopper of a...