<p><b>Fate and the metaphysical intervene in the life of a lost actress.</b></p><p>A film-within-a-film is the catalyst for life-changing events in this homage to prolific filmmaker Manoel de Oliveira from Eug&#232;ne Green (<i>Le Pont des Arts</i>, MIFF 2005). Strange and ephemeral encounters and lingering shots of the picturesque Lisbon city-scape - fans of Green could ask for nothing more.</p><p>When actress Julie breaks up with her boyfriend and travels to Lisbon to appear in a film based on Guilleragues's <i>Letters of a Portuguese Nun</i>, her encounter with a real portuguese nun becomes a meeting with destiny.</p><p>With sly humour and deep philosophy, <i>The Portuguese Nun </i>follows a woman's gradual journey to self-discovery.</p>