Novitiate
In a time of reflexive irony and glib sophistication, Ms. Betts has made a lovely film about love of God.
Novitiate
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, single mother in rural Tennessee, a scholarship to Catholic school soon finds Cathleen drawn into the mystery and romanticism of a life devoted to the worship of and servitude to God.
Genre
Drama,
Women and Film,
Festival Favorite,
Religion
Runtime
123
Language
English
Director
Margaret Betts
Cast
Margaret Qualley,
Julianne Nicholson,
Dianna Agron,
Morgan Slade,
Maddie Hasson,
Liana Liberato,
Melissa Leo
Awards:
Nominee, Grand Jury Prize ~ Dramatic, Sundance Film Festival
Winner, Special Jury Prize ~ Dramatic (Breakthrough Director), Sundance Film Festival
FEATURED REVIEW
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times
They're not made very often, and audiences don't always applaud (Audrey Hepburn in "The Nun's Story" is the notable exception) but films dealing with what goes on behind convent or monastery walls have what it takes to involve. As those who've seen Michael Powell's classic "Black Narcissus" or the ...
Played at
Playhouse 7 11.03.17 - 11.19.17
Town Center 5 11.03.17 - 11.16.17
Royal 11.17.17 - 11.23.17
Monica Film Center 11.24.17 - 12.07.17
Lumiere Music Hall 12.22.17 - 1.18.18
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