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Behind the Veil: Nuns (1984)

ALL 09/19/1984 (en) Documentary, History 131 Min
  • Release
    09/19/1984
  • Production
    Studio D (NFB), ONF | NFB
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  • Original title
    Behind the Veil: Nuns
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
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Overview

The history of nuns mirrors the history of all women -- in what we are taught about the past, women are almost invisible. Although today's one million nuns outnumber priests two to one, they must struggle to be heard by the all-male Roman Catholic hierarchy from which they are excluded. Behind the Veil: Nuns is the first film ever to record from a global perspective the turbulent history and remarkable achievements of women in religion, from pre-Christian Celtic communities to the radical sisters of the 1980s. Contemporary nuns of strength, dignity and commitment speak of their lives and of their predecessors.

  1. Margaret Wescott

    Director

  2. Story

  4. Signe Johansson

    Producer



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  1. Gloria Demers

    Narrator (voice)

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Behind the Veil: Nuns (1984) 131 Min

ALL 09/19/1984 (en)
Documentary, History
  • Release 09/19/1984
  • Production
    Studio D (NFB), ONF | NFB
  • Original title Behind the Veil: Nuns
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

Overview

The history of nuns mirrors the history of all women -- in what we are taught about the past, women are almost invisible. Although today's one million nuns outnumber priests two to one, they must struggle to be heard by the all-male Roman Catholic hierarchy from which they are excluded. Behind the Veil: Nuns is the first film ever to record from a global perspective the turbulent history and remarkable achievements of women in religion, from pre-Christian Celtic communities to the radical sisters of the 1980s. Contemporary nuns of strength, dignity and commitment speak of their lives and of their predecessors.

  1. Margaret Wescott

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Rosemarie Shapley

    Editor

  4. Signe Johansson

    Producer



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