The nun's story.
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FilmPublisher: [Smeaton Grange, New South Wales] : [Duke Home Entertainment], [2013]Description: 1 DVD-video (152 min.) : sound, colour ; 12 cmContent type: two-dimensional moving image Media type: video Carrier type: videodiscSubject(s): Nuns -- DramaGenre/Form: Feature films. Production credits: Directed by Fred Zinnemann.Cast: Audrey Hepburn, Peter Finch, Dame Edith Evans.Summary: In 1930, in Belgium, Gabrielle van der Mal is the stubborn daughter of the prominent surgeon Dr. Pascin Van Der Mal that decides to leave her the upper-class family to enter to a convent, expecting to work as nun in Congo with tropical diseases. She says good-bye to her sisters Louise and Marie; to her brother Pierre; and to her beloved father, and subjects herself to the stringent rules of the retrograde institution, including interior silent and excessive humbleness and humiliation. After a long period working in a mental institution, Gaby is finally assigned to go to Congo, where she works with the Atheist and cynical, but brilliant, Dr. Fortunati. Sister Luke proves to be very efficient nurse and assistant, and Dr. Fortunati miraculous heals her tuberculosis. Years later, she is ordered to return to Belgium and when her motherland is invaded by the Germans, she learns that her beloved father was murdered by the enemy while he was helping wounded members of the resistance.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| wnor - DVD | Wundowie Wundowie Adult Fiction | F NUN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 31111056042417 |
Title from disc label.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1958.
From the book by Kathryn C. Hulme.
Special features: Theatrical trailer.
Directed by Fred Zinnemann.
Rated: G.
DVD ; All Regions.
In English, French. English. Subtitles in English (Feature film only).
In 1930, in Belgium, Gabrielle van der Mal is the stubborn daughter of the prominent surgeon Dr. Pascin Van Der Mal that decides to leave her the upper-class family to enter to a convent, expecting to work as nun in Congo with tropical diseases. She says good-bye to her sisters Louise and Marie; to her brother Pierre; and to her beloved father, and subjects herself to the stringent rules of the retrograde institution, including interior silent and excessive humbleness and humiliation. After a long period working in a mental institution, Gaby is finally assigned to go to Congo, where she works with the Atheist and cynical, but brilliant, Dr. Fortunati. Sister Luke proves to be very efficient nurse and assistant, and Dr. Fortunati miraculous heals her tuberculosis. Years later, she is ordered to return to Belgium and when her motherland is invaded by the Germans, she learns that her beloved father was murdered by the enemy while he was helping wounded members of the resistance.
Audrey Hepburn, Peter Finch, Dame Edith Evans.
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