The movie follows her training at the convent, where she changes her name to Sister Luke. As a nun, she works in hospitals, her main goal is to go to the Congo to help there. Unfortunately, she has to work at a mental institution before she can get there. Oh! Colleen Dewhurst played a mental patient there, very brief. Before "Ice Castles"!!
Sister Luke is constantly being tested. When she gets to the Congo, she can't even help out in the African hospitals as she had hoped, she has to work in the European hospital, with Dr. Fortunati, played by Peter Finch. I feel so bad at this point, Sister Luke is always in surgery and she looks SO EXHAUSTED!! Crazy bags under her eyes. She also gets sick, whilst in the Congo. Then she is to be sent back to Belgium. It is now war time, things begin to change drastically and.....You go see it!!
I thought this was very fascinating, I was not in the slightest bit bored, I have always had a fascination with nuns. I believe you can see some similarities between Audrey and her Sister Luke character, they both went places and helped a lot of people! Audrey did a lot for UNICEF. She only got $1:00 for doing it, she did not want money, she just wanted to help! That is one of the many reasons why Miss Audrey Hepburn is so amazing.
So, I recommend this, it's pretty educational, if one would like to learn about nun life in the 1930s. I am probably going to check out "The Singing Nun" movie too, that sounds pretty intriguing. What movies have you seen lately? Let me know! PS, I leave you with a very nice photo of Audrey and a baby, in the Congo.
So glad you liked it, I need to get this and watch it again, it's been a long time since I last saw it. I thought of another movie I loved, are you a Hayley Mills fan? Of course you've probably seen The Parent Trap, and speaking of nuns there's The Trouble With Angels that she was in, but I love her dramatic roll in The Chalk Garden with Deborah Kerr. Excellent flick! Another favorite older movie of mine (not Hayley Mills), was To Sir With Love. Actually that's one of my all time favorites and I think you'd like it. Stars Sidney Poitier.
ReplyDeleteIt is interesting that you should mention Hailey Mills. Mom and I were just talking about her. Mom said that she sounded a little like Audrey!! No wonder I think of Miss Mills when I watch Audrey movies or vice versa, I love "The Parent Trap". "To Sir With Love" is a great movie! :)
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