For her second documentary feature (and first solo), Anca Hirte gives us an intimate look at cloistered Romanian nuns in Teodora Sinner, an exercise in the bucolic preparation of one young woman about to enter into a marriage with god. Related to us with a sort of numbing precision as it mines the most banal details, scraped together to make this occasion as momentous as the ceremonial tradition enacted for two humans, Hirte’s rather thinly drawn subject matter outstays its welcome before the midway point.
We learn quickly that the taking of one’s vows is a serious subject indeed, and young nuns aren’t allowed to take them at will, they must be deemed ready. One such nun is the focus of the film, Teodora, who has waited 11 years for the Mother Superior to allow her to take her vows. We witness her speak about this much anticipated...
We learn quickly that the taking of one’s vows is a serious subject indeed, and young nuns aren’t allowed to take them at will, they must be deemed ready. One such nun is the focus of the film, Teodora, who has waited 11 years for the Mother Superior to allow her to take her vows. We witness her speak about this much anticipated...
- 12/5/2012
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
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