Path to the Kingdom (The Song of Sister Maria)
1952 · Movie · 102 min. · Spain
Dominique Blanchar (billed as Dominique Blanchard in the American-released print) gives up her profession as a singer, with a promising career,to become a nun, over the protestations and objections of her wealthy family. She becomes a Sister in a hospital ward, and her unconventional methods of getting something done proves disconcerting to her superiors at first, but they discover her to be truly noble. To help a dying patient she "moves" Christmas up by two weeks, and in order for the hospital to get much-needed funds, she makes some records and sends the proceeds anonymously to the hospital. Later, as a Mother Superior, she volunteers to go to a leper colony in India, where she dies while serving others.
Direction Rafael Gil
Cast Dominique Blanchar · Francisco Rabal · María Dulce · Julia Caba Alba · Margarita Robles · Nani Fernández · José Nieto · José Isbert
Soundtrack Juan Quintero · Joaquín Rodrigo
Screenplay Vicente Escrivá · Ramón D. Faraldo
Cinematography Alfredo Fraile
Original title Sor intrépida
Also known as Path to the Kingdom · The Song of Sister Maria
5.2
39 votes (FilmAffinity)
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