The convent / a film by Manoel de Oliveira ; a coproduction of Madragoa Filmes (Portugal), Gemini Films (France), La Sept-Cinema (France) ; with the participatioin of Ipaca (Portugal), Secretaria de Estado da Cultura (Portugal), Canal+ (France); screenplay, dialogues, director Manoel de Oliveira ; based on an original idea by Augustina Bessa-Luis ; producer, Paulo Branco.

Format Video (DVD)
EditionWidescreen.
Publication InfoSanta Monica, CA : Studio Canal/Lionsgate, 2007, 1995.
Description1 videodisc (92 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Subjects

Other author/creatorDeneuve, Catherine, 1943-
Other author/creatorMalkovich, John.
Other author/creatorSilveira, Leonor, 1970-
Other author/creatorCintra, Luís Miguel, 1949-
Other author/creatorD'Almeida, Duarte.
Other author/creatorMiranda, Heloisa.
Other author/creatorOliveira, Manoel de, 1908-2015
Other author/creatorMadragoa Filmes (Firm)
Other author/creatorGémini Films
Other author/creatorSept Cinéma (Firm)
Other author/creatorIpaca (Firm)
Other author/creatorCanal+ France (Firm)
Other author/creatorStudio Canal.
Other author/creatorLionsgate (Firm)
Abstract "Determined to prove that Shakespeare was actually a Spaniard, professor Michael Padovic (John Malkovich) journeys with his wife (Catherine Deneuve) to an ancient Portuguese convent to see validation of his theory"--Container.
General noteOriginally released as a motion picture in 1995.
CreditsDirector of photography, Mário Barroso ; editing, Manoel de Oliveira, Valerie Loiseleux ; sound, Jean-Paul Mugel ; set design, Ze Branco, Ana Vaz da Silva.
Cast Catherine Deneuve, John Malkovich, Leonor Silveira, Luís Miguel Cintra, Duarte D'Almeida, Heloisa Miranda.
Spec. audience char. Rated PG.
Technical detailsDVD.
LanguageFrench/English/Portuguese ; English and Spanish subtitles ; English closed captioned.
UPC 012236211662
Publisher number21166 Studio Canal/Lionsgate