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By Robert Kojder (605) for Flickering Myth (680) on 05 Dec 2017

There's a terrific ensemble cast and strong period piece work (especially costume work of the wedding dresses representing marriage to God)…

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By Trey M (107) on 04 Dec 2017

High quality directing and writing by Betts…

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By Scott M (2,584) on 04 Dec 2017

This is a rather good film and educational as well…

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By Nadine G (25) on 02 Dec 2017

Ambitious observation of a convent set in the 60s when Vatican II was changing all the rules for Catholics so the nuns have a crisis…

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By Michael T (3,420) on 02 Dec 2017

Melissa Leo gives another fierce performance as a Mother Superior grappling with the implementation of Vatican II in the 1960's; definitely…

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By Sean P. Means (2,056) for Salt Lake Tribune (1,927) on 29 Nov 2017

Questions of faith and devotion are explored with sensitivity and grace in Novitiate, a quietly moving drama about nuns on the cusp of great change…

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By Greatmartin (455) on 27 Nov 2017

“Novitiate” takes place in the early 1960s when what was referred to as Vatican II began to make changes in the Catholic Church and those…

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By Michael Heaton (182) for Cleveland Plain Dealer (828) on 27 Nov 2017

Novitiate is a thoughtful and sincere rendering of the devout religious caught up in the changing times of modern society…

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By Tvjerry (1,783) on 26 Nov 2017

This unique film takes place during the '60s, when Vatican II was changing the style of the Catholic Church…

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By John Urbancich (394) for Your Movies (cleveland.com) (472) on 26 Nov 2017

First-time writer/director Maggie Betts mostly manages to involve viewers in exploring why young ladies actually might want to take the spiritual…

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By Steviegjd (120) on 25 Nov 2017

This is a thought provoking and well made film. Melissa Leo gives an amazing performance, one that I suspect will be Oscar nominated…

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By Moviemitch96 (552) on 25 Nov 2017

Honestly, I felt this to be a very slow-moving and pedestrian film about the Vatican during the 60s…

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By Jonathan W. Hickman (551) for Daily Film Fix (355) on 25 Nov 2017

A quiet and methodical narrative, Novitiate requires patience, but the reward is great…

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By Martha K. Baker (133) for KDHX (St. Louis) (284) on 22 Nov 2017

Novitiate is not great, but it is very good at presenting a notable time in church history…

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By Sarah Boslaugh (544) for Playback:stl (411) on 17 Nov 2017

sensitive to the specific demands of living in a self-contained community ...and respectful of those who choose a religious life…

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By Calvin Wilson (480) for St. Louis Post-Dispatch (1,715) on 16 Nov 2017

An intense, provocative drama about religion and its impact on those who embrace it as essential to their lives…

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By Marc Savlov (2,019) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 16 Nov 2017

Director Margaret Betts’ superb debut feature arrives in theatres at perhaps just the right moment…

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By Moira Macdonald (1,892) for The Seattle Times (964) on 16 Nov 2017

Novitiate is a fascinating, unblinking yet respectful look at a time and place — a women’s community where a visiting archbishop (Denis…

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By Kyle Smith (1,916) for National Review (314) on 16 Nov 2017

Novitiate is mostly an open-minded consideration of the devotion that makes some women choose a life of limits, as well as a useful illustration…

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By Musanna Ahmed (29) for Film Inquiry (1,269) on 15 Nov 2017

Melissa Leo steals the show as the terrifying Reverend Mother who rules the novitiates with an iron fist without displaying much of the loud…

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