In full French Revolution, the young Blanche de la Force decides to protect a convent and so entered the Carmelite order. She meets the cheerful nun Sister Constance and mother Marie, among others, and is happy with them despite the external conflicts and pressures of his father to leave the convent. Film based on real and tragic story from the sixteen Carmelite nuns in the convent of Compiègne in 1794, and collected by the French writer Georges Bernanos in his play of the same name, which in turn was inspired by the piece "The Last of the scaffold" the writer Gertrud von Le Fort.
Credits
Dialogue with the Carmelites Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Pascale Audret
She was 23, 63 years old when she died
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as Blanche de la Force |
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Alida Valli
She was 39, 84 years old when she died
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as Mère Thérèse de Saint-Augustin |
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Jeanne Moreau
She was 32, 89 years old when she died
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as Mère Marie de l'Incarnation |
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Madeleine Renaud
She was 60, 94 years old when she died
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as La prieure |
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Claude Laydu
He was 33, 84 years old when he died
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as Le Chevalier de la Force |
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Georges Wilson
He was 38, 88 years old when he died
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as L'aumônier du Carmel |
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Anne Doat
She was 23, now 88 years old
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as Constance |
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Pierre Brasseur
He was 54, 66 years old when he died
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as Le commissaire du peuple |
Dialogue with the Carmelites Crew
