The Convent

Portugal had one of the more obscure cinema industries on the European continent. This is somewhat easy to explain due to that country's cinema being always in the shadow of their big Iberian neighbour. This state of affairs, however, is not going to change if more of Portuguese films turn out to be like *The Convent*, 1995 drama directed by Manoel de Oliveira. The plot deals with Matthew Padovic (played by John Mal…