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6.1/10
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Fanciful biography of the Belgian nun who briefly made the hit parade.Fanciful biography of the Belgian nun who briefly made the hit parade.Fanciful biography of the Belgian nun who briefly made the hit parade.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 1 win & 3 nominations total
Storyline
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- TriviaThis movie is loosely based on the true story of Soeur Sourire, who had a #1 pop hit in America with "Dominique" in 1963. Unfortunately, the nun was a one-hit wonder whose life did not continue happily after her chart success. After leaving the church for a full-time music career, she ran into heavy financial problems and eventually took her own life in Belgium in 1985.
- GoofsWhen Sister Ann and several other convent members perform on The Ed Sullivan Show, the women are forbidden to wear stage makeup - even though all of them have been sporting obvious foundation, blush, lipstick, mascara and even false eyelashes during rest of movie.
- Quotes
Father Clementi: Your songs, your music, don't you think you've won a great victory through them?
Sister Ann: What kind of victory, Father, if I've lost myself winning it?
- ConnectionsFeatured in Without Walls: Kicking the Habit (1993)
- SoundtracksDominique
Written by Noel Regney and Soeur Sourire
Featured review
The film is somewhat syrupy and a bit simplistic, but correct in most essentials and, after all, quite entertaining. The music, of course, is the best thing about it...quite uplifting. "Raindrops" is my particular favorite, but the duet on "Beyond the Stars" is excellent as well. Miss Reynolds' voice is more than adequate to do justice to the music, most of which (I see from the Soundtrack listings) Sister Sourire wrote herself.
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- Also known as
- Pjevam pjesmu Dominik
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $8,284,000
- Runtime1 hour 37 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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