''The Passion of Augustine'' (french: La passion d'Augustine) is a Canadian drama film from

Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...

, directed by

Léa Pool Léa Pool C.M. (born 8 September 1950) is a Swiss-Canadian filmmaker who taught film at the Université du Québec à Montréal. She has directed several documentaries and feature films, many of which have won significant awards including the ...

and released in 2015. The film's cast also includes

Anne-Élisabeth Bossé Anne-Élisabeth Bossé is a Canadian actress from Repentigny, Quebec.

Gilbert Sicotte Gilbert Sicotte, (born February 18, 1948) is a Canadian actor. Career Sicotte is known for roles in '' The Vultures (Les Vautours)'', '' Little Tougas (Ti-Cul Tougas)'', ''The Years of Dreams and Revolt (Les Années de rêves)'', ''The Secret ...

Marie Tifo Marie Tifo (; born September 26, 1949, in Jonquière, Quebec) is a Canadian actress, and a major star in French-speaking Canada. She won a Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role for her performance in the 1980 drama f ...

Danielle Fichaud Danielle Fichaud (born April 13, 1954) is a Canadian actress from Quebec. She is most noted for her performance in the 2021 film '' Aline'', for which she was a César Award nominee for Best Supporting Actress at the 47th César Awards and a Pri ...

, Lysandre Ménard,

Andrée Lachapelle Andrée Lachapelle, (November 13, 1931 – November 21, 2019) was a French Canadian actress. Born in Montreal, she trained at age 14 at the Studio XV theatre school under Gerard Vleminckx, later attended teacher's college and taught elementary s ...

and

Laurie Babin Laurie Babin is a Canadian actress from Quebec. She is most noted for her performance in the film '' Red Rooms (Les Chambres rouges)'', for which she won the Prix Iris for Best Supporting Actress at the 25th Quebec Cinema Awards in 2023.Maxime Deme ...

Plot

The film stars

Céline Bonnier Céline Bonnier (; born August 31, 1965) is a French Canadian actress from Quebec. She has been nominated for four awards including Genie Awards and Gemini Awards. Filmography * 1992: ''Tectonic Plates'' * 1994: ''The Wind from Wyoming (Le V ...

as Mother Superior Augustine, a Roman Catholic nun who teaches music in a

convent school Catholic schools are pre-primary, primary and secondary educational institutions administered under the aegis or in association with the Catholic Church. , the Catholic Church operates the world's largest religious, non-governmental school syste ...

in rural Quebec in the 1960s and who is fighting to preserve her school against the backdrop of the social changes wrought by

Vatican II The Second Ecumenical Council of the Vatican, commonly known as the , or , was the 21st ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church. The council met in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome for four periods (or sessions), each lasting between 8 and 1 ...

and Quebec's

Quiet Revolution The Quiet Revolution (french: Révolution tranquille) was a period of intense socio-political and socio-cultural change in French Canada which started in Quebec after the election of 1960, characterized by the effective secularization of govern ...

. Mother Superior Augustine's sister, deserted by her husband, leaves her rebellious musical daughter to be educated at Augustine's convent. In addition to the changes to the Roman Catholic Church, Augustine faces the shutting down of her convent and attacks from the Mother General who feels Augustine is too much of an individual.

Accolades

For the

18th Quebec Cinema Awards The 18th Quebec Cinema Awards ceremony ( fr , Gala du cinéma québécois 2016) were held on March 20, 2016 to honour films made with the participation of the Quebec film industry in 2015.Best Film This is a list of categories of awards commonly awarded through organizations that bestow film awards, including those presented by various film, festivals, and people's awards. Best Actor/Best Actress *See Best Actor#Film awards, Best Actress#F ...

References

External links

* 2015 films 2015 drama films Canadian drama films Films directed by Léa Pool Films scored by François Dompierre Films about Catholic nuns Films about Catholicism Films set in Quebec Best Film Prix Iris winners French-language Canadian films 2010s Canadian films {{2010s-Canada-film-stub