![]() ![]() How hard must it have been for an independent, professional woman to turn a 180 and obey the rigid prayer and work schedule? Her first two years are by in a flash. One thing that was glossed over much too quickly was Phillipa's adjustment to convent life. The inside process of becoming a nun was fascinating. I remembered this made-for-television film when it first aired (1975). ![]() But we will learn along the way how Dame Pillipa's language and leadership skills from her "civilian" life will open a new world for both Dame Phillipa and her convent. ![]() That answer seems to die with the Mother Abbess. The older nuns question her motives, and why their Mother Abbess would recruit someone much older than the typical convent initiate - and a widow. What makes a woman chose this life? Who are they and what do they hope to accomplish? Diana Rigg stars as Phillipa Talbot, a 40-ish corporate executive, who leaves her professional life and romantic relationship to enter the traditional Benedictine monastery of Brede Abbey. This is a beautiful production that looks inside the mysterious world of cloistered nuns. Inside the mysterious world of cloistered nuns ![]()
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