Novitiate
2017 · 123 min · Director: Maggie Betts, Margaret Betts
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
1964. Cathleen Harris, in her late teens, has resided at the Convent of the Beloved Rose in her home state in the American south for close to two years, first as a postulant for six months, before taking her first vows to become a novice. Unlike the other postulants and novices, Sister Cathleen was raised in a household without religion, let alone Catholicism. As such, her decision to become a nun, which went against her divorced mother's wishes, may be more secure in her mind than her colleagues for which this life course may be more bred within them. The convent is led by the Mother Abbess, Reverend Mother Marie Saint Clare, whose entire life is this convent off of where she not stepped foot in forty years. Reverend Mother believes she is the voice of God within the walls of the convent, and thus does not tolerate any of the sisters questioning her authority. She also believes that the Catholicism which she has known all her life is perfect. When she receives an edict regarding the Second Vatican Council - more commonly referred to as Vatican II - which, opened in 1962 as a process to make the Catholic church more open to modern ideals, she refuses to implement any of the changes, let alone discuss the edict with any of the sisters, especially with the likes of Sister Mary Grace, the Mistress of Postulants and Novices who has more contemporary views of the church. Sister Cathleen's drive to become a nun is set against this backdrop, her process which is not as easy as it appears to the others, and whether she makes it to nun is affected by the Reverend Mother's strict methods and refusal to modernize.
Emotional fingerprint
Novitiate (2017) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Melancholy 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Empathy30%
- Melancholy25%
- Anxiety20%
- Inspiration15%
- Hope10%
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The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Melancholy, Anxiety. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.
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Emotional journey
- Empathy
- Tension
- Sadness
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Empathy | Tension | Sadness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Love | 38 % | 35 % | 25 % | 22 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 9′ | Empathy | 38 % | 35 % | 25 % | 20 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 15′ | Hope | 44 % | 36 % | 34 % | 18 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 22′ | Tension | 48 % | 35 % | 43 % | 18 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 28′ | Hope | 43 % | 34 % | 39 % | 20 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 34′ | Empathy | 49 % | 45 % | 38 % | 34 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 40′ | Empathy | 60 % | 55 % | 44 % | 44 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 46′ | Tension | 59 % | 50 % | 50 % | 36 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 52′ | Empathy | 54 % | 43 % | 50 % | 26 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 58′ | Tension | 59 % | 45 % | 54 % | 28 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 65′ | Tension | 61 % | 51 % | 56 % | 34 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 71′ | Empathy | 54 % | 43 % | 50 % | 28 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 77′ | Tension | 59 % | 40 % | 55 % | 31 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 83′ | Sadness | 70 % | 59 % | 59 % | 51 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 89′ | Empathy | 69 % | 64 % | 53 % | 53 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 95′ | Tension | 69 % | 60 % | 51 % | 51 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 101′ | Sadness | 77 % | 70 % | 55 % | 61 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 108′ | Empathy | 83 % | 77 % | 64 % | 61 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 114′ | Empathy | 83 % | 78 % | 72 % | 60 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 120′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
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Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Sister Genevieve
Sister Charlotte
Sister Anne
Cathleen, 7 Years Old
Local Priest
Sister Gloria
Details
- Directed by
- Maggie Betts, Margaret Betts
- Written by
- Maggie Betts, Margaret Betts
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2017
- Runtime
- 123 min
- Country
- United States
- Genres
- Drama
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Empathy
- Data updated
Where to watch
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