In 7 words or less: Young nun discovers life outside the convent.
What's it all About? Abandoned at birth and raised by a strict order of nuns, Avril is a young novice who has rarely seen the outside world, believing it to be full of fear and sin.
What's it all About? Abandoned at birth and raised by a strict order of nuns, Avril is a young novice who has rarely seen the outside world, believing it to be full of fear and sin.
Prior to taking her final vows, she is given the chance to escape for 2 weeks and experience life outside the convent walls. Cue a road trip with a handsome stranger, a long lost twin brother and a whole lot of self discovery... in print the story line may sound a touch cheesy but in truth it is a beautifully handled gem of a film, quiet, gently paced and very french.
Best bits? There are many tender moments such as Avril learning to swim, the guys teaching her to sing or seeing her dance for the first time but my favourite has to be when she returns to the convent with a new found confidence and faces the truly scary mother superior.. uh oh!
Did it make you think thoughts? Yes, Im thinking that after watching Avril, the terrifying Magdalene Sisters and the eerie Black Narcissus that most nuns on film are no fun at all... if only they had Whoopi with her band of singing sisters to cheer the place up....
I also kept thinking "who is that actor? and her? I really recognise him, ohhh yes from all those other wonderful french films... so why don't I know their names?" This made me think.
Would you watch it again? Absolutely, it's a really lovely film and I already want to watch it again.
