The Dialogue of the Carmelites

Synopsis

This drama about the Carmelite order of nuns is set during the French Revolution. A young woman seeks refuge with the Carmelites because she is terrified of dying during the upheaval. The longer she associates with the nuns the more she is transformed by their faith and devotion. 

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Key crew

• Raymond Leopold BruckbergerDirector
• Philippe AgostiniDirector
• Philippe AgostiniScreenplay
• Raymond Leopold BruckbergerScreenplay
• Jean FrançaixOriginal Music Composer

Cast

• Jeanne MoreauMother Marie of the Incarnation
• Alida ValliMother Thérèse of Saint-Augustin
• Madeleine RenaudFirst prioress
• Pascale AudretBlanche de la Force
• Pierre BrasseurCommissioner of the Republic
• Georges WilsonChaplain of Carmel
• Anne DoatMarie-Geneviève Meunier
• Claude LayduKnight of Force
• Jean-Louis BarraultMime
• Pierre BertinMarquis of Force
• Judith MagreRose Ducor
• Simone AngèleSister Agnès

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