The Nun's Story

Audrey Hepburn stars in the 1959 film The Nun's Story. It is loosely based on the life of the Belgian nun Marie Louise Habets. The story of a woman who chooses a cloistered life may seem dry and boring on the surface, but in this case Sister Luke is sent to work at a mental hospital, then to the Belgian Congo, and then back to Europe just in time to work under the Nazi occupation in World War II. 

Hepburn later said that The Nun's Story was her favorite of the movies she made. It was a critical and box office success, and still holds an 85% rating at Rotten Tomatoes. The movie was nominated for eight Academy Awards, but won none of them, thanks to Ben Hur.