The Singing Nun
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | Release Date: April 2, 1966 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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VarietyStaff (Not Credited)
The Singing Nun, patently designed to cash in on the story of the Belgian nun Soeur Sourire and her song 'Dominique', carries an expectancy not always realized. Fictionized approach to the truelife character - necessitated by agreement with Catholic church authorities not to make pictures autobiographical - resultantly loses in the transition, and while there are engaging musical interludes what emerges is slight and frequently slow-moving. Read full review
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TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
The Singing Nun was created in the style of MGM's popular family musicals of the 1940s, loaded with gloss and sugary sentimentality. The direction shamelessly panders to these elements, resulting in sluggish development. Read full review
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The New York TimesBosley Crowther
It takes a soft heart and a strong stomach to absorb the amount of saccharine that is studiedly and shamelessly dished up in Henry Koster's The Singing Nun. Read full review
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