Underplayed Gems

God Is the Bigger Elvis (2011)

God Is the Bigger Elvis poster
Directed by
Rebecca Cammisa
Genre
documentary film
Country
United States
Runtime
37 min
Rated
16
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 16 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This short documentary follows an actress who left Hollywood to become a Benedictine nun. It shows how she found a different kind of life in a convent.

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What happens

God Is the Bigger Elvis is a 2012 documentary film about actress Dolores Hart, who abandoned her successful career at the age of 24 to become a Benedictine nun. The film was nominated for the 2012 Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject). In 1957, Dolores Hart co-starred with Elvis Presley in the Paramount motion picture Loving You. It was in this film that she kissed Elvis. This was Elvis' very first on-screen kiss in a movie. Dolores and Elvis would reunite the following year in Michael Curtiz's King Creole. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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