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.
