The Convent (1995)
O Convento
The journey of Michael Padovic, an American professor 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.
- Date of release
- 1995-09-06
- TMDB
- 5.3 / 10 (28)
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Genres
- Mystery, Drama
- Director
- Manoel de Oliveira
Casting
- Catherine Deneuve — Hélène
- John Malkovich — Michael
- Luís Miguel Cintra — Baltar
- Leonor Silveira — Piedade
- João Bénard da Costa — Baltazar
- Heloísa Miranda — Berta
- Gilberto Gonçalves — Fisherman
Interesting facts
The Convent is a 1995 mystery drama film by Portuguese director Manoel de Oliveira, starring Catherine Deneuve and John Malkovich and is inspired by an original idea by Agustina Bessa-Luís in her novel As terras do risco. It was entered into the main competition of the 1995 Cannes Film Festival.
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