The Convent

1995 · 91 MIN · IMDB 5.9 · 1,103 VOTES · DIR. Manoel de Oliveira

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Overview

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.

Dialogue Timeline — 620 lines

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00:01:04 THE CONVENT
00:05:49 tomorrow.
00:07:08 He believes his parents fled the Inquisition
00:08:50 There was a statue of Our Lady onboard, wasn't there, Michael?
00:10:05 Idiots.
00:12:11 I can't believe it.
00:17:45 Now, allowing for a variation in phonetic practices
00:22:50 And, strange as it may seem
00:28:15 will make you immortal?
00:30:11 You cannot reject the pleasures of anxiety
00:35:46 "And that's plainly what we mean
00:37:17 that tiny universe of folly
00:40:44 just something Faust says to Mephisto.
00:43:27 Indeed.
00:45:34 And you are a very attractive man.
00:53:02 - An angel? - Yes, an angel.
00:56:13 They've been defending the Night from the prehistoric threat of the Light...
00:58:36 anywhere you want me to.
01:06:18 - What? - It feels like coming back home
01:07:55 strong
01:09:49 "It is necessary to face the ridicule
01:11:51 Oh, no.
01:13:36 He used to talk about the poet Jacques Perez.
01:19:20 "Enough. I come together with my lord, ship-borne

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed620
Dialogue density6.8 lines / min
First line00:01:04
Final line01:19:20

Production Record

DirectorManoel de Oliveira
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes1,103