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Novitiate

2017

Maggie Betts

Margaret Qualley, Melissa Leo, Julianne Nicholson, Dianna Agron ...

6.2

610

Drama Set in the mid-60s and during the era of Vatican II, a young woman in training to become a nun struggles with issues of faith, the changing church and sexuality. Raised by a non-religious, single mother in rural Tennessee, a scholarship to Catholic school soon finds 17-year-old Cathleen drawn into the mystery and romanticism of a life devoted to the worship and servitude of God.

	Author	Review
United States	Guy Lodge Variety	"Margaret Qualley and a fire-breathing Melissa Leo make vivid impressions in Maggie Betts' intelligent, ambiguous nunnery drama."	POS
United States	Kate Erbland IndieWire	"Maggie Betts' Sundance premiere is filled with superior performances (...) Despite its 123-minute runtime, the film is impeccably edited and packed with such rich storytelling that it never lags."	POS
United States	Leslie Felperin The Hollywood Reporter	"Stylish, impressively performed and intellectually ambitious as it explores convent life in the early 1960s, capturing a specific historical moment when the Church underwent an irrevocable theological shift."	POS
United States	Nick Allen rogerebert.com	"A vivid depiction as to why these women would voluntarily sign themselves up for a life that cuts them away from the world, while also repressing many actions"	POS
United Kingdom	Wendy Ide Screendaily	"It could secure modest commercial returns although it may not be distinctive or dramatic enough to connect with an arthouse theatrical audience on a wider scale"	NEU

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