Like her older sisters before her, Thérèse Martin is determined to become a Carmelite nun even though she is officially too young to enter the order. Thérèse’s stubborn piety wins through, and her love affair with Jesus transfigures her short life. Alain Cavalier’s account of Thérèse’s joy in her vocation is based on her spiritual autobiography, The Story of a Soul. —Wikipedia
Alain Cavalier (also known as Alain Fraisse) was born 1931 in Vendome, France. He studied film at the Institut des hautes études cinématographiques (IDHEC) in Paris and then started out assisting directors Edouard Molinaro and Louis Malle. In 1958 he directed his first solo film Un American, a featurette. The critical and commercial reception to the film was lukewarm. He directed the famous movie – Catherine Deneuve vehicle – La Chamade in 1968. He won eleven Awards in his career icluding the César Award for Best Film and César Award for Best Director for his film Thérèse in 1987. —docalliancefilms
It's outstanding how Cavalier can recreate a remarcable atmosphere in complete artificial spaces. Recreation is, without a doubt, the strongest feature of this poetic and spiritual work. 80/100
