The Dialogue of the Carmelites

Directed by Raymond Leopold Bruckberger and Philippe Agostini

With Jeanne Moreau, Alida Valli, Madeleine Renaud, Pascale Audret and Pierre Brasseur

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.