The Convent
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The musings of internationally renowned Portuguese filmmaker Manoel de Oliveiera on the power of thought and desire, and on good and evil, provide the underlying themes for this interesting reworking of the story of Faust. The story centers on the unconventional American professor, Michael Padovic, and his stunningly beautiful wife, Helene, who journey to an eerie Portuguese convent to prove that Shakespeare was in reality, a Jewish Spaniard. They journey to the spooky old convent of Arrabida where they are housed by the sophisticated, but rather creepy guardian of the monastery, Baltar, who immediately seems attracted to the cool Helene. In order to spend more time with her, Baltar arranges for Michael to spend all his time in the convent's great library; he is assisted by a beautiful young librarian. It is the wicked Baltar who tries to tempt Michael (in the way that Mephistopheles tempted Faust) into becoming immortal through his research and writing. ~ Sandra Brennan, RoviCast
- Catherine Deneuve - Helene Padovic
- John Malkovich - Michael Padovic
- Luis Miguel Cintra - Baltar
- Leonor Silveira - Piedade
- Duarte D'Almeida - Baltazar
Credit
Isabel Branco - Costume Designer, Manoel de Oliveira - Director, Manoel de Oliveira - Editor, Valerie Loiseleux - Editor, Toshiro Mayuzumi - Composer (Music Score), Ze Branco - Production Designer, Ana Vaz DaSilva - Production Designer, Mario Barroso - Cinematographer, Paulo Branco - Producer, Jean-Paul Mugel - Sound/Sound Designer, Manoel de Oliveira - Screenwriter, Igor Stravinsky - Featured Music| The Contractor (2007 Film), The Contract (2007 Film) | |
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The Convent (film)
| The Convent (O Convento) | |
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| Directed by | Manoel de Oliveira |
| Produced by | Paulo Branco |
| Written by | Manoel de Oliveira |
| Starring | Catherine Deneuve John Malkovich |
| Music by | Krishna Levy |
| Cinematography | Mario Barroso |
| Distributed by | Strand Releasing |
| Release date(s) | 1995 |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | Portugal |
| Language | French English Portuguese |
The Convent (Portuguese: O Convento) is a 1995 film by Portuguese director Manoel de Oliveira, starring Catherine Deneuve and John Malkovich and based on the novel As Terras Do Risco by Agustina Bessa-Luís. It was entered into the 1995 Cannes Film Festival.[1]
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Plot
The journey of Michael Padovic, a professor from the U.S.A, 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, and was Jewish. The main characters arrive at the convent where they are greeted by an enigmatic stranger who refers to himself as Baltar; he is the keeper of the convent. Other characters include a fisherman, the beautiful bookkeeper who is attracted to Dr. Padovic's work, and an elderly man who goes by the name of Balthazar.
Cast
- Catherine Deneuve as Hélène
- John Malkovich as Michael Padovic
- Luís Miguel Cintra as Baltar
- Leonor Silveira as Piedade
- Duarte de Almeida as Baltazar
- Heloísa Miranda as Berta
- Gilberto Gonçalves as Fisherman
References
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: The Convent". festival-cannes.com. http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/3374/year/1995.html. Retrieved 2009-09-05.
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