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 | 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.
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