The Passion of Augustine is one of the best films that I have ever seen. The music of Bach, Beethoven, Mozart and Chopin make for a perfect soundtrack to accompany an excellent story.
The two leads are incredible. Celine Bonnier is the mother superior, Sister Augustine and Lysandre Menard, her niece and student. The girl is a piano prodigy but a little too headstrong for the rules of the Catholic convent music school in the midst of the turbulence of Vatican II.
I was about eight when the Mass transitioned from Latin to English and nuns shed their habits for civilian attire. It was a shattering experience for many of the older sisters.
The movie is in French and so the subtitles were a necessity for this American viewer. Please do not miss this amazing film.
The two leads are incredible. Celine Bonnier is the mother superior, Sister Augustine and Lysandre Menard, her niece and student. The girl is a piano prodigy but a little too headstrong for the rules of the Catholic convent music school in the midst of the turbulence of Vatican II.
I was about eight when the Mass transitioned from Latin to English and nuns shed their habits for civilian attire. It was a shattering experience for many of the older sisters.
The movie is in French and so the subtitles were a necessity for this American viewer. Please do not miss this amazing film.