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Novitiate

Set in the early 1960s and during the era of Vatican II, the movie centers on a 17-year-old who trains to become a nun as the Roman Catholic Church undergoes radical changes.
Duration: 123 min
Quality: HD
Release: 2017
IMDb: 6.7
Keywords:  #Dianna Agron #Julianne Nicholson #Liana Liberato #Margaret Betts #Novitiate
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Seattle Times
November 15, 2017
In Leo, it presents a remarkable portrait of a complex woman struggling with forces beyond her control.
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Your Movies (cleveland.com)
November 26, 2017
First-time writer/director Maggie Betts mostly manages to involve viewers in exploring why young ladies actually might want to take the spiritual plunge.
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Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
December 08, 2017
Novitiate is a rare film about religion that neither bludgeons a viewer into accepting an ideology nor treats believers as misguided simpletons.
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
November 16, 2017
Most films, especially mainstream ones, are about the forces that whirl around characters. "Novitiate" grapples with what's going on inside them.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
November 27, 2017
"Novitiate" is a thoughtful and sincere rendering of the devout religious caught up in the changing times of modern society.
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Arizona Republic
November 09, 2017
The film raises interesting questions, but the answers remain elusive, and whether that makes for a compelling cinematic experience is entirely in the eye of the beholder.
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Salt Lake Tribune
November 29, 2017
Questions of faith and devotion are explored with sensitivity and grace in Novitiate, a quietly moving drama about nuns on the cusp of great change.
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San Diego Reader
November 10, 2017
[Reverend Mother Leo's] countenance alternates between a stony smile and a twisted snarl, except for the moments when the changes wrought by Vatican II threaten to loosen her iron grip over her young charges. Then she simply goes to pieces.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
November 09, 2017
There are times when Novitiate tests the viewer's endurance - it's a beautifully shot movie, but it runs more than two hours, and lingering compositions of silent nuns and novitiates start to feel unsupported by the story.
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Daily Film Fix
November 25, 2017
A quiet and methodical narrative, "Novitiate" requires patience, but the reward is great.
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Flickering Myth
December 05, 2017
There's a terrific ensemble cast and strong period piece work (especially costume work of the wedding dresses representing marriage to God) at play in Novitiate
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Minneapolis Star Tribune
November 16, 2017
"Novitiate" is challenging, uncomfortable, violent, simple in its message about transformative mind control imposed on youth, superbly acted and technically flawless.
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109 min
Country: United States
Genre: Thriller, Horror, Mystery
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