Films

Inquiring Nuns 1968

Two young nuns explore Chicago, from a supermarket to the Art Institute and in front of churches on Sunday, confronting people with the crucial question, "Are you happy?" They meet a lonely girl, a happy mother, another nun, lovers, hippie musicians, a lady sociologist, a professor, and even actor Stepin Fetchit. The answers they get range in sincerity and depth: "Happiness is the absence of fear," "Avoiding people," "Raspberries," "Joy in knowing Christ."

The humor and sadness of these honest encounters lift the film beyond its interview format to a serious and moving inquiry into the concerns of contemporary man, and also into the circumstances in which men will actually express their concerns.

66 minutes

Recent News

Inquiring Nuns in Puerto Rico

April 9, 2008

Recent interest in Kartemquin's 1968 film, Inquiring Nuns, continues with a screening at the 2008 Rincon International Film Festival in Puerto Rico on April 24th. The film will screen with the feature documentary, The Listening Project. Get the details.

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Filmmakers

Cast/Interviewers
Sister Marie Arné
Sister Mary Campion
Directors
Gordon Quinn
Gerald Temaner
Camera
Gordon Quinn

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Press

“Inquiring Nuns is handled with such surpassing understanding that it becomes a quite profound and moving experience…a marvelous revelation of our time and ourselves.”

—-Richard Christiansen, Chicago Daily News

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Distinctions

Chicago International Film Festival – Official Selection