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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.
Oct 26, 2017 · 'Novitiate' explores the agony and the ecstasy of young women pledging themselves to the Lord in 1964 – read Peter Travers' rave review.
Aug 4, 2017 · 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.
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- Sony Pictures Classics
Jan 21, 2017 · Film Review: ‘Novitiate’. Margaret Qualley and a fire-breathing Melissa Leo make vivid impressions in Maggie Betts' intelligent, ambiguous nunnery drama. Her film may have far too many...
Led by a gripping performance from Melissa Leo, Novitiate grapples uncompromisingly -- and ultimately compellingly -- with questions of faith and feminism. Read Critics Reviews
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- Maggie Betts
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- Margaret Qualley
Oct 26, 2017 · 2h 3m. By A.O. Scott. Oct. 26, 2017. “What do you seek? What do you desire?” a young woman named Cathleen is asked as she prepares to take religious vows. Even though the questions are part of a...
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Oct 27, 2017 · Aubrey Page reviews nun drama Novitiate, the feature film debut from Margaret Betts, starring Margaret Qualley, Melissa Leo and Dianna Agron.