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The Convent
1995
Manoel de Oliveira
1995·PG·Portugal, France
Portugal, FranceAward tierBronze
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.
Cast
Catherine Deneuve·John Malkovich·Luís Miguel Cintra·Leonor Silveira
Producers
Paulo Branco
Languages
FrenchEnglishPortugueseGermanMajor Awards
0 wins · 1 nomination
Nominations (1)
Festival Grand Prize
Cannes Film Festival (1995)
Palme d'Or
Manoel de Oliveira