Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- None
- witty
- irreverent
- breezy
- lazy sunday
- classic french cinema night
What critics said
Available audience ratings suggest a mixed reception, with limited enthusiasm overall.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Agnès moves from the expected routine of a nun toward mod clothing, a motorcycle, and an adventurous escape.
The plot specifically pivots on mod garments and a motorcycle in the cultural climate of 1970s France.
An order’s beach outing and ocean swim become the launch point for Agnès’s playful adventure.
Films like The Novices, and why
Viva Maria!
Shares breezy, irreverent female-led adventure comedy and a playful countercultural spirit.
The Gendarme of Saint-Tropez
Shares light French seaside comedy, broad character humor, and a relaxed 1970s-adjacent atmosphere.
The Girl on the Motorcycle
Shares French female-led escapism, motorcycle imagery, and themes of personal freedom and social convention.
And God Created Woman
Shares Brigitte Bardot’s liberated screen persona, coastal atmosphere, and tension between convention and independence.
Movie Details
- Director
- Guy Casaril
- Release Date
- 1970-04-01
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Rating
- 4.8 / 10 (13)
Cast
- Brigitte Bardot
- Annie Girardot
- Jacques Duby
- Jean Carmet
- Jess Hahn
- Jacques Jouanneau
- Noël Roquevert
- Dominique Zardi
- Angelo Bardi
- Lucien Barjon
Common questions
- What is The Novices about?
- A convent beach outing becomes a mod motorcycle escape for a restless nun.
- What is The Novices like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Novices as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.
- Is The Novices violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in The Novices.
- What did critics think of The Novices?
- Available audience ratings suggest a mixed reception, with limited enthusiasm overall.
- Which films are like The Novices?
- Films with a similar feel include Viva Maria!, The Gendarme of Saint-Tropez, The Girl on the Motorcycle, and And God Created Woman.
- How long is The Novices?
- The Novices runs 91 minutes.
