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Dialogues des Carmélites is a film script written by Georges Bernanos and published shortly after his death in 1949. The script was written for the French cinematographer, Philippe Agostini, who released the film in 1960 under the same title. The script is based off the novella Die Letzte am Schafott ("The Song at the Scaffold"), by Gertrud von Le Fort, first published in 1931. The film is set in France, during the reign of Louis XVI, when the country is on the cusp of revolution.

Act I
Blanche is a young, aristocratic woman; the daughter of the Marquis de la Force. Her father is attempting to arrange her a marriage to a family acquaintance. But this changes when Blanche has a mysterious spiritual epiphany after being startled by a shadow in her room. Blanche decides that she is too timid to be happy in French society, so she decides to join the Order of the Carmelites.

Act II
Blanche goes to the Carmelite convent in Compiègne, France, to meet with the Prioress and ask to be admitted as a novice. The Prioress advises Blanche on what it means to become a Carmelite and reminds her that the convent is not a place to be protected from fear, but is a place to face one's fears for the glory of God. At the conclusion of their meeting, the Prioress asks Blanche if she has decided on a name to take, if she is accepted to enter the convent. Blanche responds that she would like to be called Blanche of the Agony of Christ. Not long after, Blanche is accepted into the order and is given the garb of a novice and a cell in the convent. After showing Blanche to her room, the Prioress is visited by Mother Marie and the Physician. It is revealed that the Prioress is suffering from a terminal illness and is not expected to live much longer. Blanche soon finds a friend at the convent, another novice named Constance. Constance is an optimistic young girl from a peasant family.

Principal Characters

 * The Marquis de la Force, and his wife
 * The Knight, there son
 * Blanche (Sister Blanche of the Agony of Christ), their daughter
 * Mme de Croissy (Mother Henriette de Jésus), Prioress of Carmel
 * Mother Marie de Saint-Augustin, the new Prioress
 * Mother Marie of the Incarnation, assistant to the Prioress
 * Mother Jeanne of the Infant Jesus, the Eldest Sister
 * Mother Gérald, Sister Clair, Sister Antoine, Elder Sisters
 * Sister Catherine, Sister Félicité, Sister Gertrude, Sister Alice, Sister Valentine de la Croix, Sister Mathilde, Sister Anne, Sister Marthe
 * Sister Saint-Charles, Sister Constance de Saint-Denis, the youngest sisters
 * The Chaplain of Carmel
 * M. Javelinot, the physician