The Passion of Augustine

Original title: La passion d'Augustine

2015
1h 43m

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7.2/10

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Céline Bonnier and Lysandre Ménard in The Passion of Augustine (2015)

Mother Augustine, a Roman Catholic nun who teaches music in a convent school in rural Quebec in the 1960s, is fighting to preserve her school against the backdrop of the social changes wrought by Vatican II and Quebec's Quiet Revolution.

When her talented but rebellious niece joins the convent, and when the government threatens to shut down the school in favor of public education, her world is suddenly turned upside down. She and her fellow nuns are forced to confront the waves of modernity, and Mother Augustine herself must search her soul for a new calling. Can she accept her past in order to move forward? Or will she perish with tradition?

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In a small convent school in rural Quebec, Mother Augustine provides a musical education to young women no matter their socio-economic background. However, with the looming changes brought b... Read allIn a small convent school in rural Quebec, Mother Augustine provides a musical education to young women no matter their socio-economic background. However, with the looming changes brought by Vatican II and Quebec's Quiet Revolution, the school's future is at peril.In a small convent school in rural Quebec, Mother Augustine provides a musical education to young women no matter their socio-economic background. However, with the looming changes brought by Vatican II and Quebec's Quiet Revolution, the school's future is at peril.

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IMDb RATING

7.2/10

712

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Awards
- 15 wins & 8 nominations

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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.