Suzanne Simonin describes her life of suffering in letters. As a young woman she is sent to a convent against her will. Since her parents cannot afford the dowry required for a marriage befitting her rank they decide she must instead become a nun. Although a kind and understanding Mother Superior helps her to learn the convent’s daily routine, Suzanne’s desire for freedom remains unabated. When the Mother Superior dies, Suzanne finds herself faced with reprisals, humiliation and harassment at the hands of the new Abbess and the other Sisters. For many years, Suzanne is subjected to bigotry and religious fanaticism. (Berlinale.de)
A well-off young woman decides to become a nun, joining a convent that rehabilitates female prisoners. Through their program, she meets a woman named Thérèse who refuses any help because she says she was innocent of the crime she was convicted for. After being released from prison, Thérèse murders the actual perpetrator of the crime and comes to seek sanctuary in the convent.
After the lewd and frenetic Dance of the Seven Veils, and with the solemn pledge from the very lips of Herod himself that she could have whatever her heart desires up to half his kingdom, wanton and proud young Salomé comes before her king with an unreasonable demand. Beguiled by John the Baptist, and then scorned for the sake of his god, lascivious Salomé—encouraged by her mother, the vindictive, Herodias—commands that John be executed and his head delivered on a silver platter.
Portekiz'in Fátima kentindeki üç genç çoban, tarihsel olaylara dayanarak, Meryem Ana'nın iman edenlere ilham veren ve Kilise ve hükümetin yetkililerini öfkelendiren ve onları hikayelerini geri almaya zorlayan vizyonlarını aktarıyor.
On election night in 1981, celebrations spill out onto the street and there is an air of hope and change throughout Paris. But for Elisabeth, her marriage is coming to an end and she will now have to support herself and her two teenage children. She finds work at a late-night radio show and encounters a troubled teenager named Talulah whom she invites into her home.
Genç bir taşra papazı, iç karartan Ambricourt köyünün sakinleri tarafından düşmanlık ve güvensizlikle karşılanıyor. Yalnızlıktan ve mide ağrılarından mustarip papaz, tek teselliyi zeki bir adam olan Torcy rahibinde bulur. Papaz yerel şatodaki derin çatışmalara müdahale etmeye çalışır. Kont, kızının mürebbiyesiyle bir ilişki yaşamakta; Kontes ise hâlâ yıllar önce küçük yaşta ölen oğlunun yasını tutmaktadır. İçi düş kırıklığı ve kızgınlıkla dolu olan kızları ise intihar etmeye niyetlidir. Minimalist yönetmen Robert Bresson'un en iyi filmlerindendir.