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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.[2]

The Convent (O Convento)
Directed by	Manoel de Oliveira
Written by	Manoel de Oliveira
Produced by	Paulo Branco
Starring	Catherine Deneuve John Malkovich
Cinematography	Mario Barroso
Music by	Krishna Levy
Distributed by	Atalanta Filmes
Release date	1995 (1995)
Running time	90 minutes
Countries	Portugal France
Languages	French English Portuguese
Budget	$4,300,000
Box office	$367,585[1]

Plot

The journey of Michael Padovic, a professor from the United States, 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

Reception

In Portugal, the film was the most popular Portuguese film in 1995 with admissions of 35,000.[3]

References

External links

• The Convent (O Convento) at IMDb
• The Convent at Rotten Tomatoes

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