The Convent

1995·Portugal·94 min.
The Convent
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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.

DirectorManoel de Oliveira
ScreenwriterManoel de Oliveira
CinematographyMário Barroso
CastCatherine Deneuve·John Malkovich·Luis Miguel Cintra·Leonor Silveira·Duarte de Almeida·Heloísa Miranda·Gilberto Gonçalves
Original titleO Convento (Le Couvent)