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The Convent

The journey of Michael Padovic, an American professor who arrives with his wife, Helene, at a Portuguese convent where he expects to find the documents needed to prove his theory: Shakespeare was born in Spain; not in England.

1h 31m1995TMDb 5.3

MysteryDrama

English

Crew and Cast

Manoel de OliveiraManoel de OliveiraDirectorCatherine DeneuveCatherine DeneuveHélèneJohn MalkovichJohn MalkovichMichaelLuís Miguel CintraLuís Miguel CintraBaltarLeonor SilveiraLeonor SilveiraPiedadeJoão Bénard da CostaJoão Bénard da CostaBaltazar
Heloísa MirandaBerta
Gilberto GonçalvesFisherman

Storyline

The journey of Michael Padovic, an American professor who arrives with his wife, Helene, at a Portuguese convent where he expects to find the documents needed to prove his theory: Shakespeare was born in Spain; not in England.

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Info

Original title
O Convento
Status
Released
Released
6 September 1995
Runtime
1h 31m
TMDB score
5.3 / 10 (28 votes)

Production

Director
Manoel de Oliveira
Writers
Manoel de Oliveira, Agustina Bessa-Luís
Studios
La Sept Cinéma, Gemini Films, Madragoa Filmes
Countries
France, Portugal

Languages

Original
English
Spoken
German, French, English, Portuguese