O Convento
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| The Convent (O Convento) | |
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| Directed by | Manoel de Oliveira |
| Produced by | Paulo Branco |
| Written by | Manoel de Oliveira |
| Starring | Catherine Deneuve John Malkovich |
| Music by | Krishna Levy |
| Cinematography | Mario 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. The Main characters arrive at the convent, where they are greeted by an enigmatic stranger to refers to himself as Baltar. He is the keeper of the convent. Other characters there include a fisherman, the beautiful bookkeper who is attracted to Dr. Padovic's work, and an elderly man who goes by the name of Balthazar.
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