The Dialogue of the Carmelites

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1960 · 112 min · Drama · History · TMDB 7.4/10

Overview

This drama about the Carmelite order of nuns is set during the French Revolution. A young woman seeks refuge with the Carmelites because she is terrified of dying during the upheaval. The longer she associates with the nuns the more she is transformed by their faith and devotion. 

Directed by Raymond Leopold Bruckberger

Cast

• Jeanne Moreau — Mother Marie of the Incarnation
• Alida Valli — Mother Thérèse of Saint-Augustin
• Madeleine Renaud — First prioress
• Pascale Audret — Blanche de la Force
• Pierre Brasseur — Commissioner of the Republic