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Subjects (65)
Women - Portraits (22)

Religion and Spirituality (3)

  • The Little Sisters
    The Little Sisters
    Pierre Patry 1959 29 min
    This short documentary offers a privileged view of convent life at Les Servantes de Jesus-Mariet, in Hull, Quebec. The film focuses on Micheline Robert, who, while all her friends were thinking about marriage, turned her back on that world for a life of obedience, chastity, and poverty. We follow her progress, right up to her final vows.
  • Madwoman of God
    Madwoman of God
    Jean-Daniel Lafond 2008 1 h 16 min
    This feature-length film tells the story of the passion between Marie de l’Incarnation, a mid-seventeenth-century nun and God, her "divine spouse." Fusing documentary and acting by Marie Tifo, whom we follow as she rehearses for this demanding role, the film paints an astonishing portrait of this mystic who abandoned her son and left France to build a convent in Canada, where she became the first female writer in New France.
  • Tantoo Cardinal
    Tantoo Cardinal
    Darlene Naponse 2020 4 min
    A moving portrait of actress Tantoo Cardinal, travelling through time and across the many roles she’s played, capturing her strength and her impact—and how she shattered the glass ceiling and survived.

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