Sister Smile
Synopsis
At the end of the 1950s, in the vicinity of Brussels.
Like all the other young people of her time, Jeannine Deckers thirst for freedom and discovery. No way will she blindly accept the choices her parents have made for her: To find a husband and take over the family bakery. She aspires to another kind of life, imagines traveling, reaching out to people. Initially attracted to design studies, she finally enters a convent. Here Jeannine discovers that being a Dominican nun is a difficult vocation. One must renounce all worldly things, especially music. The latter is too much to ask. In spite of the other sisters' incomprehension, and with the support of the Mother Superior, Jeannine holds good and composes a Dominican "hit". Jeannine then becomes known, by the whole world, as "Sister Smile."
She becomes famous and her record sells millions. Her success will be compared to that of Elvis Presley.
The film recounts the singular and moving story of this young woman who never gave up.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (10)
Production and distribution (4)
- Executive Producer : Paradis Films
- Foreign production companies : Les Films de la Passerelle , Eyeworks
- Film exports/foreign sales : Gaumont
- French distribution : Océan Films Distribution
Full credits (13)
- Executive Producers : Éric Heumann, Marc Sillam
- Screenwriters : Stijn Coninx, Ariane Fert, Chris Vander Stappen
- Director of Photography : Yves Vandermeeren
- Music Composer : Bruno Fontaine
- Editor : Philippe Ravoet
- Sound recordists : Henri Morelle, Philippe Baudhuin, Stéphane Reichart
- Costume designers : Florence Scholtes, Christophe Pidre
- Line Producer : Pierre Grunstein
- Production Manager : Cyrille Bragnier
- Press Attaché (film) : Dominique Segall
- Continuity supervisor : Véronique Lagrange
- Production Designer : Arnaud De Moleron
- Casting : Patrick Hella
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Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Biopic, Drama
- Production language : French
- Coproducer countries : France, Belgium
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : Majority French (France, Belgium)
- Production year : 2008
- French release : 29/04/2009
- Runtime : 2 h
- Current status : Released
- Visa number : 120.923
- Visa issue date : 26/03/2009
- Approval : Yes
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : CinemaScope
- Audio format : Dolby
- Rating restrictions : None
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