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1953 1h 44m Drama List
Reviews 67% Audience Score Fewer than 50 Ratings A postulant returns to civilian life to care for her younger sister. Read More Read Less

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Kenneth Turan Los Angeles Times This may not be Melville at his best, but it has its moments. Sep 20, 2018 Full Review A.O. Scott New York Times Amid the hard-boiled banalities and mechanical improbabilities of Jacques Deval's screenplay, there are moments of jagged comedy and haunting strangeness. Sep 11, 2018 Full Review Francois Truffaut Cahiers du Cinéma A courageous film? No. A film to see? No. Am I being unjust? No (everyone tells me). May 5, 2022 Full Review Neely Swanson Easy Reader (California) Do not miss this extraordinary film. Sep 20, 2018 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Atypical movie from J-P Melville here facing mélo, with one of the top stars of the genre: Yvonne Sanson. Underrated and often forgotten, it is in not a milestone in Melville filmography, but an important step to understand the work on charachters he will keep carrying on in his later works. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A postulant returns to civilian life to care for her younger sister.
Director
Jean-Pierre Melville
Producer
Jean-Pierre Melville, Paul Temps
Screenwriter
Jacques Deval
Production Co
Lux Compagnie Cinématographique de France
Genre
Drama
Original Language
French (France)
Box Office (Gross USA)
$15.2K
Runtime
1h 44m