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En mai 1789, deux jeunes filles prennent le voile au Carmel de Compiègne. L’une d’elle, Blanche de La Force, semble victime d’une terreur maladive de la mort. Bientôt le couvent est menacé par les révolutionnaires. Traquées et dépossédées de leurs biens, les Carmélites prononcent le voeu du martyre…
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The Dialogue of the Carmelites (1960)
112 min
This drama about the Carmelite order of nuns is set during the French Revolution. A young woman seeks refuge with the Carmelites because she is terrified of dying during the upheaval. The longer she associates with the nuns the more she is transformed by their faith and devotion.