Audrey Hepburn
Sister Luke (Gabrielle van der Mal)
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In 1930, young Gabrielle Van der Mal enters a convent in her native Belgium to become a nun. Almost immediately she has difficulty adjusting to the cloistered life and its vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience. She doubts her own ability, even as she takes her final vows.
Willful and outspoken Gabrielle van der Mal (Audrey Hepburn), the daughter of a prominent Belgian surgeon (Dean Jagger), leaves her upper-class existence to become a nun. As Sister Luke, she is...
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Jan 24, 2020 · In an Oscar-nominated performance, Hepburn plays Gabrielle van der Mal, a young woman who joins an order of nuns in 1930s Belgium to fulfill her dream of becoming a nurse in the Congo.
Story of Gabrielle Van Der Mal, who gives up everything to become a nun, facing incredible odds in the Congo and then at the mother house in France at the outbreak of World War II. 1,901 IMDb 7.5 2 h 31 min 1959. X-Ray ALL. Drama · Military and War · Cerebral · Compelling. Available to rent or buy. Rent. HD $3.99. Buy. HD $19.99. More purchase.
Brief Synopsis. A headstrong girl fights the strictures of the Catholic church in Europe and the Belgian Congo. Cast & Crew. Read More. Fred Zinnemann. Director. Audrey Hepburn. Gabrielle "Gaby" Van der Mal, also known as Sister Luke. Peter Finch. Dr. Fortunati. Dame Edith Evans. Mother Emmanuel. Dame Peggy Ashcroft. Mother Mathilde. Dean Jagger.
Synopsis by Hal Erickson. Audrey Hepburn stars in The Nun's Story as Sister Luke, postulant of a Belgian order of nuns. Though frequently disillusioned in her efforts to spread good will -- at one point she is nearly killed by a mental patient (Colleen Dewhurst) -- Sister Luke perseveres.
Novel. Robert Anderson. Screenplay. After leaving a wealthy Belgian family to become a nun, Sister Luke struggles with her devotion to her vows during crisis, disappointment, and World War II.
