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The Convent is a portugais film of genre Drama directed by Manoel de Oliveira released in USA on 7 october 1995 with Catherine Deneuve

The Convent (1995)

The Convent
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Released in USA 7 october 1995
Length 1h30
Directed by
OriginPortugal
Genres Drama,    Thriller
Rating58% 2.949192.949192.949192.949192.94919

The Convent (Portuguese: O Convento) is a 1995 film by Portuguese director Manoel de Oliveira, starring Catherine Deneuve and John Malkovich and based on the novel As Terras Do Risco by Agustina Bessa-Luís. It was entered into the 1995 Cannes Film Festival.

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The journey of Michael Padovic, a professor from the U.S.A, who arrives with his wife, Helene, at a Portuguese convent where he expects to find the documents needed to prove his theory: Shakespeare was born in Spain, not in England, and was Jewish. The main characters arrive at the convent where they are greeted by an enigmatic stranger who refers to himself as Baltar; he is the keeper of the convent. Other characters include a fisherman, the beautiful bookkeeper who is attracted to Dr. Padovic's work, and an elderly man who goes by the name of Balthazar.

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