Sister Wendy's Story of Painting (1996) User Reviews

why all the haters? i love sister wendy.

[CloudSweetie121 · 7/10 · 8 March 2007]

OK yeah, sister's mouth is a little distracting, but no one can lurk in doorways like she can. it shows like a pan of a room and then slowly this black cloaked figure appears...very sneaky. she knows so much about everything and sometimes you don't agree with what she's saying, but its always interesting to hear another persons interpretation about a painting. she uses big words but thats because shes educated. and British. plus shes hilarious..."and i think to myself, i don't like you degas." and her movies aren't boring, she spends like 5 minutes on each painting, takes a long look at it, sighs, and moves on. i just think she is a great nun, expert at art analysis, and her buck teeth and lip smacking sounds make her all the more likable (though subtitles are probably necessary). i think its refreshing to watch good old sister instead of the usual lecture in our ap art history class.

Sister Wendy was a legend

[whistlemochroi · 8/10 · 16 September 2020]

I used to watch Sister Wendy with my flatmate many years ago. Her charm made a potentially boring art doco highly interesting. She was no prude, and often described peoples body's and sexuality with no hint of embarrassment. I look forward to watching Sister Wendy again if I can.

worth any art-admirer's time

[genieus11 · 10/10 · 8 September 2006]

Sister Wendy's The Story of Art may singly be counted as one of the best movies art history has ever seen. To any true art connoisseur it is apparent that Sister Wendy has both a strong enthusiasm and complete knowledge of all aspects of art history. Rather than monotonically drone on about the historical period and artistic considerations of each masterpiece, Sister Wendy livens what could be a boring subject with her excellent character. She brings in both her own opinions and those commonly accepted by well-known scholars. Her nun's habit, buck teeth, homely appearance, and various speech impediments serve only to increase the viewer's enjoyment of such knowledge. I cannot think of a better way to study the history of art than from the passion and occasionally loopiness that is Sister Wendy's The Story of Art.

stupid

[honolulu-5 · 10/10 · 18 June 2006]

this show is so dumb no wonder it did not last even 1 season i really hope people will never watch this show and sister Wendy is so crazy about the womens boobs in the paintings it is like a porn with old gay women 0/10 no doubt about that this show is so stupid please do not watch stay away and when she talks she makes a weird noise with the spit in her mouth and the music is so bad it music like from the breakfast club and the camera shakes to much if u get a copy burn it fast don't even look at her buck teeth wait never mind 1/10 because some of the paintings are pretty good over all the show is stupid don't watch it and stay away.

It's Boring, She's Annoying, Basically, It Sucks!

[numark_2002 · 23 January 2005]

I didn't enjoy this movie. My art teacher showed us this video. Sister Wendy is not only hard to understand, but she has a way of making already boring pictures more boring than before. Unfortunately, the way she makes them boring is well...boring! I don't recommend this to anyone who has nothing to do on a Saturday night, because you'll just end up sleeping, or any other time. The most notable quote from this movie? "You can see the lack of underpants." Why not just say you can see it under the kilt! I mean, would someone want to waste their time watching this? I wouldn't! I would actually rather waste my time by doing nothing! It's better than this torture. Okay, so maybe she's a nun so she has to be all "holy" and all, but after a while, the whole holy thing kind of gets really annoying. I mean, she uses these words that normal people don't use. She's way too clean when describing topics that most nuns wouldn't discuss. oooooOOOooooo risqué! Whatever, if you wanted to get some real descriptions on artwork in normal English, go to your local art gallery and ask for a tour! Or better yet, just use the internet. Never recommended!