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Rebel Hearts

A look at Los Angeles's Sisters of the Immaculate Heart, nuns who challenged the patriarchal conventions of the Catholic Church 50 years ago and are still taking a stand today.

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Pedro Kos

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Anchor Entertainment,Level Forward,Artemis Rising,XTR,Whitewater Films,Quiet,Merman

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1 win & 7 nominations

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- [woman] When do we want it?
- [crowd] Now. - Rebel Hearts

- [woman] When do we want it? - [crowd] Now.

[laughter] - Rebel Hearts

So we're still active,
working for justice. - Rebel Hearts

So we're still active, working for justice.

[woman speaking] - Rebel Hearts

[woman speaking]

[man] Hollywood, California. - Rebel Hearts

[man] Hollywood, California.

[Anita] The sisters of the
Immaculate Heart are a group of people - Rebel Hearts

[Anita] The sisters of the Immaculate Heart are a group of p...

The settlement of
the dispute probably points - Rebel Hearts

The settlement of the dispute probably points

[Helen] I chose this life
a long time ago. - Rebel Hearts

[Helen] I chose this life a long time ago.

[man] There are those who
are afraid the nuns' rebellion is - Rebel Hearts

[man] There are those who are afraid the nuns' rebellio...

[Corita] People are often
frightened that one little change - Rebel Hearts

[Corita] People are often frightened that one little change

[woman] They do take vows. - Rebel Hearts

[woman] They do take vows.

The cardinal feels
that they are moving - Rebel Hearts

The cardinal feels that they are moving

[woman] We did what
we thought was right. - Rebel Hearts

[woman] We did what we thought was right.

[man] For a century, the sisters
of the Immaculate Heart of Mary - Rebel Hearts

[man] For a century, the sisters of the Immaculate Heart of ...

[man] Sister Anita Caspary,
Mother General of the convent, - Rebel Hearts

[man] Sister Anita Caspary, Mother General of the convent,

[man] The big gun is James
Francis, Cardinal McIntyre, - Rebel Hearts

[man] The big gun is James Francis, Cardinal McIntyre,

[Clement] Cardinal McIntyre
was shaped, formed, - Rebel Hearts

[Clement] Cardinal McIntyre was shaped, formed,

Well, I would hope
that I'm gentle, too, - Rebel Hearts

Well, I would hope that I'm gentle, too,

[Sheila] When I met Anita,
I was struck by two things. - Rebel Hearts

[Sheila] When I met Anita, I was struck by two things.

Conflict was not something
that she would have ever - Rebel Hearts

Conflict was not something that she would have ever

["Sure of Love" playing] - Rebel Hearts

["Sure of Love" playing]

[Sheila] So if marriage really
wasn't your thing, - Rebel Hearts

[Sheila] So if marriage really wasn't your thing,

My dad,
with his family of girls, - Rebel Hearts

My dad, with his family of girls,

[Anita] It was there that I think
I really felt strongly my own - Rebel Hearts

[Anita] It was there that I think I really felt strongly my ...

But I didn't think about
the practical part of what did - Rebel Hearts

But I didn't think about the practical part of what did

[man] Fresh, eager young faces. - Rebel Hearts

[man] Fresh, eager young faces.

[Anita] First,
we were postulates, - Rebel Hearts

[Anita] First, we were postulates,

I had hoped that we might go
more deeply into some of - Rebel Hearts

I had hoped that we might go more deeply into some of

Wearing the bridal gown
is a way of symbolizing that - Rebel Hearts

Wearing the bridal gown is a way of symbolizing that

And that's also when,
if we were changing names, - Rebel Hearts

And that's also when, if we were changing names,

[Anita] My name which was
given to me by my mentor - Rebel Hearts

[Anita] My name which was given to me by my mentor

But she decided that was a
good way to personify for me - Rebel Hearts

But she decided that was a good way to personify for me

[Ruth] We realized pretty
soon that there were - Rebel Hearts

[Ruth] We realized pretty soon that there were

- [church bell rings]
- The bell rang - Rebel Hearts

- [church bell rings] - The bell rang

[Pat] Many of us read
a book called Asylums - Rebel Hearts

[Pat] Many of us read a book called Asylums

I'd spent long hours on my
knees, long hours learning - Rebel Hearts

I'd spent long hours on my knees, long hours learning

The minor rules
and the infinitesimal - Rebel Hearts

The minor rules and the infinitesimal

[Clement] It was
a patriarchal church, - Rebel Hearts

[Clement] It was a patriarchal church,

[man] The great
Basilica of Saint Peter's, - Rebel Hearts

[man] The great Basilica of Saint Peter's,

The priests in New York were
said to have been very happy - Rebel Hearts

The priests in New York were said to have been very happy

Because he was, he was tough. - Rebel Hearts

Because he was, he was tough.

[Clement] He was rigid
about everything. - Rebel Hearts

[Clement] He was rigid about everything.

[man] His brilliant financial
mind and experience, - Rebel Hearts

[man] His brilliant financial mind and experience,

All the big shots in the city
and the politicians - Rebel Hearts

All the big shots in the city and the politicians

♪ The best things in life
are free ♪ - Rebel Hearts

♪ The best things in life are free ♪

♪ I need money ♪ - Rebel Hearts

♪ I need money ♪

♪ But your love don't
pay my bills ♪ - Rebel Hearts

♪ But your love don't pay my bills ♪

And that's why I am standing
up for true religion in our schools. - Rebel Hearts

And that's why I am standing up for true religion in ou...

[applause] - Rebel Hearts

[Ruth] It felt like a new
school was opening - Rebel Hearts

[Ruth] It felt like a new school was opening

I think Cardinal McIntyre viewed
women, at least nuns in this - Rebel Hearts

I think Cardinal McIntyre viewed women, at least nuns in thi...

[woman] We've taught for free. - Rebel Hearts

[woman] We've taught for free.

[Pat] So, the first day
of school arrived - Rebel Hearts

[Pat] So, the first day of school arrived

Eighty three sixth
and seventh graders. - Rebel Hearts

Eighty three sixth and seventh graders.

The door would open and the priest
would shove a couple more kids in. - Rebel Hearts

The door would open and the priest would shove a couple more...

[Ruth] The idea was
you put on a habit, - Rebel Hearts

[Ruth] The idea was you put on a habit,

On the other hand,
you don't need a vast degree - Rebel Hearts

On the other hand, you don't need a vast degree

There were legions of young
nuns in classrooms where - Rebel Hearts

There were legions of young nuns in classrooms where

I mean, all the stories
about bad nuns - Rebel Hearts

I mean, all the stories about bad nuns

[Anita] Cardinal McIntyre
wanted everything - Rebel Hearts

[Anita] Cardinal McIntyre wanted everything

So we had much more
freedom there. - Rebel Hearts

So we had much more freedom there.

It's obvious, I think,
that anyone who teaches - Rebel Hearts

It's obvious, I think, that anyone who teaches

[Lenore] Unlike the sisters
who taught in the elementary - Rebel Hearts

[Lenore] Unlike the sisters who taught in the elementary

We were able to be
part of the world - Rebel Hearts

We were able to be part of the world

[Dorothy] The college was so
centrally located, it was on the same - Rebel Hearts

[Dorothy] The college was so centrally located, it was on th...

People from the whole order could,
if they wanted to, come to these. - Rebel Hearts

People from the whole order could, if they wanted to, come t...

[Mary] The college always
provided an alternative education. - Rebel Hearts

[Mary] The college always provided an alternative education.

But it was the years '63 to '70 - Rebel Hearts

But it was the years '63 to '70

[cheering] - Rebel Hearts

[woman] This was a time when
very few women - Rebel Hearts

[woman] This was a time when very few women

Nothing could not be discussed. - Rebel Hearts

Nothing could not be discussed.

Very famous people
came to campus - Rebel Hearts

Very famous people came to campus

The English department was
publishing its own books. - Rebel Hearts

The English department was publishing its own books.

Of course, by that time
the biggest excitement - Rebel Hearts

Of course, by that time the biggest excitement

[Mickey] I think that what drove
Corita to become an artist was - Rebel Hearts

[Mickey] I think that what drove Corita to become an artist ...

And this is what came
naturally to her. - Rebel Hearts

And this is what came naturally to her.

In the early days, especially,
I was trying to make quote, - Rebel Hearts

In the early days, especially, I was trying to make quote,

The work that Corita did was
dealing with religious subjects - Rebel Hearts

The work that Corita did was dealing with religious subjects

So, this piece is representative
of Corita's earlier work. - Rebel Hearts

So, this piece is representative of Corita's earlier wo...

Corita's early work
is very biblical, - Rebel Hearts

Corita's early work is very biblical,

The negative reaction from the
archdioceses happened right away. - Rebel Hearts

The negative reaction from the archdioceses happened right a...

[Marian] The cardinal
couldn't stand Corita's art. - Rebel Hearts

[Marian] The cardinal couldn't stand Corita's art.

Well, the cardinal didn't, - Rebel Hearts

Well, the cardinal didn't,

There are letters from the
Archdiocese asking Corita - Rebel Hearts

There are letters from the Archdiocese asking Corita

The '60s were a time
when people were saying, - Rebel Hearts

The '60s were a time when people were saying,

So, at a certain point, the cardinal
started censoring the faculty. - Rebel Hearts

So, at a certain point, the cardinal started censoring the f...

[Francis] The problem with
Immaculate Heart College was that it was - Rebel Hearts

[Francis] The problem with Immaculate Heart College was that...

It's very ordinary
for churches and schools - Rebel Hearts

It's very ordinary for churches and schools

[Marian] Mary's Day had
been a very formal occasion. - Rebel Hearts

[Marian] Mary's Day had been a very formal occasion.

I guess it was
the first year that - Rebel Hearts

I guess it was the first year that

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A look at Los Angeles's Sisters of the Immaculate Heart, nuns who challenged the patriarchal conventions of the Catholic Church 50 years ago and are still taking a stand today.

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Director: Pedro Kos

Writer: Erin Barnett, Pedro Kos, Shawnee Isaac Smith

Production: Anchor Entertainment,Level Forward,Artemis Rising,XTR,Whitewater Films,Quiet,Merman

Genre: documentary

Year: 2021

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 6.9

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 27 Jun 2021

Awards: 1 win & 7 nominations

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