The Novena (2005)
- Original title
- La neuvaine
- Directed by
- Bernard Émond
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Canada
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Rated
- 0
- Rating
- 6.2 of 10 from 6 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
An atheist doctor struggles with depression after a patient is murdered. She meets a young man praying for his dying grandmother. Their brief connection explores how people find meaning in suffering.
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What happens
The Novena (French: La Neuvaine) is a 2005 Canadian drama film, directed by Bernard Émond. An exploration of faith, the film centres on the interaction between Jeanne (Élise Guilbault), an atheist doctor who is suffering from clinical depression and wants to commit suicide after one of her patients is murdered by an abusive husband, and François (Patrick Drolet), a young, deeply religious man who is fervently praying for a miracle to save his dying grandmother. The film is the first in a trilogy inspired by the Catholic theological virtues of faith, hope and charity, which continued with Summit Circle (Contre toute espérance) in 2007 and The Legacy (La Donation) in 2009. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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