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Based on a true story, The Singing Nun tells of a nun, Debbie Reynolds, who walks a fine line between joyous praise through music and vain self-glorification as her popular songs become commercially successful. The story's pretty simple as she rises to fame, with a profound twist that gives her a wake-up call. There's a terrific supporting cast, but the main appeal is the music, my favorite being the song "Dominique," which she performs on the Ed Sullivan show (apparently based on a true-life event, with Ed Sullivan appearing in the movie to recreate it). Fortunately this melody is used extensively in the films score making for very pleasant viewing.
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This movie is sweet and fun. That's all. It's not complicated, it's not a biography. It's a fictionalized account of a "Singing Nun". Debbie Reynolds has a beautiful voice. I loved this movie when I was little and still enjoy it!
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I saw this movie when I was 10 years old. Although I knew that it was a fictionalized account of the "real" singing nun, my friends and I enjoyed it immensely. We did not notice the make-up on the nuns, and we did not think that the nuns in it were over the top. Furthermore, there are many movies now where people are supposed to be dying or in a calamity, and they are wearing full make-up, oar the situation in the movie is just too unbelievable for words In fact, we had nuns who taught in our school, and we could team each nun with one of the characters in the movie, including Debbie Reynolds. It is a great movie for an older Catholic audience, who can remember when nuns wore habits, and still played baseball with their students.
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For those being so critical of the American movie producers let me say that the blame for the fictional version of Jeannine Deckers life lies directly on Fichermont convent. The only way the film could be made was if it bore no resemblance to the real life of Sr. Luc Gabriel. The true story of Jeannine Deckers' life will be out this year, which includes the tale of how this movie was produced. Watch my web site for a release date.
D.A. Chadwick
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The 60's was the beginning of the end for tyrranical studio control over their actors, as they were beginning to be challenged by independent directors, and the actors themselves. Unfortunately, freedom for actors didn't come soon enough to save screen legends like Debbie Reynolds and Greer Garson from having to appear in abysmal movies like this one. Being the fine actors they are, especially Reynolds, they manage to carry this superficial plot, and even deliver the flinchingly cliche and unrealistic lines with feeling. The Singing Nun is poorly edited, poorly written, and the overly-dramatic acting - which would have been acceptable in previous decades and served Ingrid Bergman and Joan Crawford so flawlessly - is out of date. The movie's only entertainment is in comedic qualities it was never supposed to have, such as a hilarious shot of three nuns in full white habit, driving a beast of a jeep over the African country side, veils billowing, and Garson's voice reading a sickeningly heartfelt letter over the corny music. The only satisfaction I got out of this movie was declaring at its closure, "That unquestionably ranks as one of the top ten WORST movies I have ever seen."
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