Maeve Films Presents "The Calling"

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The Calling | Synopsis

Joanna is about to graduate from University with her whole life set up for her but she has decided to face up to a truth she has been avoiding her whole life. Since she was small, she has had the desire to become a Nun. She is set on joining a closed order of Benedictines. Her best friend cannot believe it, her boyfriend is devastated and her mother feels it's just a phase. The only encouragement she gets is from the family's religious housekeeper, Consuela. When she finally gets to the convent, the liberalism of a politically active Novice Sister, Ignatious and a bunch of women with border-line mental illness, including a psychotic Mother Superior, an alcoholic football fan in charge of the vineyard, an over-pious floor mopper, Sister Hilda to name a few at first makes her wonder if she's following the right path after all but as she gets to know the Sisters and the enormous community bond they all share and the spiritual love that connects them she starts to see glimpses of her own spiritual fulfillment. Several weeks into her vocation she discovers something in herself which brings a whole new series of secrets out into the open until eventually the bond she has with Sister Ignatious dictates and assists in her destiny.

The Calling opened nationwide on Friday 16th April 2010.

 

Cast (in credits order) Brenda Blethyn ... Sister Ignatious Emily Beecham ... Joanna Susannah York ... The Prioress Rita Tushingham ... Sister Gertrude Amanda Donohoe ... Trish Chloe Sirene ... Vivie rest of cast listed alphabetically: David Bark-Jones ... Vince Nick Bartlett ... Eddie Susannah Harker ... Sister Ambrose Pauline McLynn ... Sister Hilda Corin Redgrave ... The Bishop Justin Salinger ... Father Kieren Joanna Scanlan ... Sister Kevin Nicola Stewart ... Sister Ignatious's Daughter Tom Stuart ... Clive Harriet Thorpe ... Consuela Sean Wilton ... Dave Makeup Department Katy Fray .... makeup designer Beth John .... assistant makeup artist Marie Morgan .... trainee makeup artist

The Calling | Credits Written by Jan Dunn Directed by Jan Dunn Original Music by Janette Mason Cinematography by Ole Bratt Birkeland Film Editing by Emma Collins Casting by Tania Polentarutti Production Design by Stevie Stewart Art Direction by Lisa Donohoe Assistant Directors Rebecca Callas .... second assistant director Daniel Gill .... third assistant director Barney Miller .... third assistant director Visual Effects Charlotte Collings .... visual effects producer: PFL Costume and Wardrobe Department Rae Donnelly .... costume supervisor Other Crew Marios Hamboulides .... location manager

Producers Elaine Wickham .... Producer Ricci-Lee Berry .... co-producer Pippa Cross .... executive producer Paul Dixon .... executive producer Brynn Gelbard .... assistant producer Peter Gilroy .... executive producer Simon Hinkly .... co-producer Gabrielle Lindemann .... co-producer Frances Patterson .... executive producer Frances Patterson .... line producer Ros Povey .... associate producer Tim Witherden .... associate producer Sound Department Neil Collymore .... sound editor Neil Collymore .... sound re-recording mixer Chris Gurney .... boom operator Maurice Hillier .... production sound mixer Phillip McBride .... sound trainee Camera and Electrical Department Alexander Hinx-Edwards .... sparks Julius Ogden .... focus puller Michael Onder .... gaffer Pawel Polak .... best boy

 

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