The Convent (1995)
- Original title
- O Convento
- Directed by
- Manoel de Oliveira
- Genre
- drama film, mystery film, psychological drama
- Country
- France, Portugal
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Rating
- 5.3 of 10 from 28 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A professor and his wife arrive on a remote Portuguese island for research. Their stay at a convent run by a peculiar couple leads to unsettling psychological shifts.
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What happens
The Convent (Portuguese: O Convento) 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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