O Convento

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The Convent (O Convento)

Directed by	Manoel de Oliveira
Produced by	Paulo Branco
Written by	Manoel de Oliveira
Starring	Catherine Deneuve John Malkovich
Music by	Krishna Levy
Cinematography	Mário Barroso
Distributed by	Strand Releasing
Release date(s)	1995
Running time	90 min.
Language	French English Portuguese
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The Convent (original Portuguese title: O Convento) is a 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.

[edit] Plot Summary

The journey of Michael Padovic, an American professor 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.