Sunday, 1 November 2015

Nuns facing guns

Conspiracy of Hearts (1960)

Directed by Ralph Thomas this film stars Lilli Palmer, Sylvia Syms, Yvonne Mitchell and Ronald Lewis. During the Second World War nuns in Italy attempt to smuggle Jewish children from a concentration camp to safety but things become more dangerous when a German officer takes command of the area.

While this film has a fairly simple plot and safe take on it's subject matter it inevitably has some heart breaking moments. With a bit more depth this could have been a really excellent film but falls just short, still being a good watch. Most of the cast give good performances although it's clear most are British rather than the nationalities they are supposed to be portraying.


3/5

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