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Out of this world

United Kingdom, 1960
film

Introduced by Hywell Davies, this documentary covers a visit to a Carmelite convent in England showing the daily life of this contemplative order of nuns.

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Algorithmically related works from our collection by description:

God's girls: stories from an australian convent

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A Life of perfection

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Behind the veil: nuns. Pt. 1.

Canada, 1984
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Behind the veil: nuns. Pt. 2.

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The Marist way

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Brides of Christ

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Have You Ever Thought?

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Brides of Christ (Captioned)

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Poverty, chastity, obedience

United Kingdom, 1956
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The Nun's story

United States, 1959
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Sacred hearts

United Kingdom, 1984
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Le Dialogue des Carmelites = the Carmelites

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Wonders of the universe

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A Matter of life and death

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World of wildlife

United Kingdom, 1996
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We are all alone my dear

Australia, 1977
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World without shadow

United Kingdom, 1959
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