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Novitiate

It's not that I don't understand, it's just that it's the stupidest ideaI've ever heard!

It's not that I don't understand, it's just that it's the stupidest idea
I've ever heard!

Full Transcript

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It's not that I don't understand,
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it's just that it's the stupidest idea I've ever heard!
Duration
5 seconds
Views
28
Timestamp in Movie
00:18:31
Uploaded
Jul 06, 2025
Genres
drama
Production
Maven Screen Media

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Movie Summary

Set in the early 1960s and during the era of Vatican II, a young woman in training to become a nun struggles with issues of faith, the changing church and sexuality.
Oh, my God, that's crazy! That is fucking crazy! - Novitiate 00:04
Oh, my God, that's crazy! That is fucking crazy!
That doesn't even make sense, "in love with God." - Novitiate 00:11
That doesn't even make sense, "in love with God.&q...
And there's really nothing that you can say - Novitiate 00:04
And there's really nothing that you can say
My name is Reverend Mother Marie St. Clair. - Novitiate 00:04
My name is Reverend Mother Marie St. Clair.
You can call me "Reverend Mother," or simply "Mother," if you prefer it. - Novitiate 00:06
You can call me "Reverend Mother," or simply "...
I am the Mother Superior, or Abbess - Novitiate 00:08
I am the Mother Superior, or Abbess
I myself have been a Rose for nearly 40 years. - Novitiate 00:04
I myself have been a Rose for nearly 40 years.
Meaning, some 40 years ago, - Novitiate 00:08
Meaning, some 40 years ago,
And now, 40 years later, - Novitiate 00:08
And now, 40 years later,
So, as far as all of you are concerned, - Novitiate 00:07
So, as far as all of you are concerned,
Meaning, since unfortunately - Novitiate 00:11
Meaning, since unfortunately
And you can expect that whenever you hear me speak, - Novitiate 00:07
And you can expect that whenever you hear me speak,
And over the next two years, - Novitiate 00:16
And over the next two years,
Because in this monastery, God is not a fantasy to us. - Novitiate 00:06
Because in this monastery, God is not a fantasy to us.
Not a fantasy, not a daydream, - Novitiate 00:08
Not a fantasy, not a daydream,
To the contrary, God is work. Hard work. - Novitiate 00:05
To the contrary, God is work. Hard work.
The work of a very special kind of love, - Novitiate 00:07
The work of a very special kind of love,
You'll be spending the next six months as postulants. - Novitiate 00:04
You'll be spending the next six months as postulants.
After that, and for those of you who make it, - Novitiate 00:07
After that, and for those of you who make it,
And as a rule, we make it a point to never discuss the novitiate - Novitiate 00:08
And as a rule, we make it a point to never discuss the novit...