Sister Ann (Debbie Reynolds) leaves the Dominican convent near Antwerp for her new assignment at Samaritan House in a poor area of Brussels run by Father Clementi (Ricardo Montalbán). She takes an interest in young Dominic Arlien and his older sister Nicole (Katharine Ross) but they have a troubled home life. The demure nun becomes a singing sensation and an unconventional pop star known as The Singing Nun.
Of course, this has the iconic hit song but it does not have the true story which is so much more complicated. Her later life is even more complicated which is more worthy of a biopic. In fact, her life changes in 1966 and beyond. This is sanitized version of her life up to that point. Even without knowing much about her, one can tell that this has been fictionalized. In a way, it's a fitting movie for her. The image is always bigger than the real person.
Of course, this has the iconic hit song but it does not have the true story which is so much more complicated. Her later life is even more complicated which is more worthy of a biopic. In fact, her life changes in 1966 and beyond. This is sanitized version of her life up to that point. Even without knowing much about her, one can tell that this has been fictionalized. In a way, it's a fitting movie for her. The image is always bigger than the real person.