Editing The Singing Nun (section)

== In popular culture ==

=== Books ===

{{lang|fr|Soeur Sourire.}} {{lang|nl|Zie me graag}} (''Sister Smile. Love me'') is a 2005 [[biographical novel]] by Luc Maddelein and {{ill|Leen van den Berg|nl}}, inspired by Deckers' personal diaries and correspondence.<ref name=berg>{{cite web |title=Soeur Sourire. Zie me graag |url=http://leenvandenberg.be/alle%20werk/soeur%20sourire.html |publisher=leenvandenberg.be }}</ref> It contains excerpts from the diaries.<ref name=Interview /> It was translated into French as {{lang|fr|Soeur Sourire. Journal d'une tragédie.}} (''Sister Smile. Diary of a Tragedy'').<ref>{{cite book | title=Soeur Sourire. Journal d'une tragédie |id={{ASIN|2507002522|country=uk}} }}</ref>

=== Theatre ===

In 1996, ''The Tragic and Horrible Life of the Singing Nun'' premiered [[Off-Broadway]] at the [[Grove Street Playhouse]]. The play, which was written and directed by Blair Fell, was loosely based on events in Deckers' life. The production featured several musical numbers and followed the life of the title character, renamed Jeanine Fou, from her entry into the convent until her death with Pécher. ''[[The New York Times]]'' review stated the play "milks much of its comic mileage from the incongruous, and willfully tasteless, pairing of its holy setting and its trashy, [[Jacqueline Susann]]-style dialogue ... In dressing up despair in barbed frivolity, Mr. Fell provides his own skewed equivalent of tragic catharsis."<ref>{{cite news
 | url = http://theater2.nytimes.com/mem/theater/treview.html?res=9F05E6D61139F935A25757C0A960958260
 | title = The Tragic and Horrible Life of the Singing Nun
 | work = The New York Times
 | format = Registration required
}}</ref> The [[Catholic League (U.S.)|Catholic League]] spoke out publicly against the production.<ref>{{cite web
 |url         = http://www.catholicleague.org/annualreport.php?year=1996&id=22
 |title       = The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights
 |year        = 1996
 |publisher   = catholicleague.org
 |access-date  = 26 July 2008
|url-status     = dead
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20081021010901/http://www.catholicleague.org/annualreport.php?year=1996&id=22
 |archive-date = 21 October 2008
}}</ref>

In 2006, a musical version of Fell's play was staged during the [[New York Musical Theatre Festival]], produced by George DeMarco and David Gerard, both of whom produced the 1996 production. Laura Daniel played Jeanine and received the [[NYMF Award for Excellence|NYMF Award]] for Outstanding Individual Performance. The musical featured music and lyrics by Andy Monroe and a book by Fell (who also contributed additional lyrics); it was directed by Michael Schiralli.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=12621
|title=Photo Coverage: NYMF's 'Singing Nun'
|last=Strothmann
|first=Ben
|date=3 October 2006
|publisher=broadwayworld.com
|access-date=26 July 2008}}</ref>

=== Films ===

''[[The Singing Nun (film)|The Singing Nun]]'' is a 1966 American semi-biographical film, directed by [[Henry Koster]] and with a screenplay by John Furia and [[Sally Benson]]. Based loosely on Deckers' life to that point in time, it stars [[Debbie Reynolds]] in the title role and also features [[Greer Garson]], [[Ricardo Montalbán]], [[Agnes Moorehead]], [[Katharine Ross]], [[Chad Everett]], and [[Ed Sullivan]] as himself.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/19641|title=AFI-Catalog|website=catalog.afi.com|access-date=27 February 2019}}</ref>

In 2009, ''[[Sister Smile (film)|Sœur Sourire]]'', a Franco-Belgian biopic, directed by [[Stijn Coninx]] and starring Belgian actress [[Cécile de France]] as Deckers, was released.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=10641837 |title=Uncovering a sister act with a rocking habit  |first= Peter |last=Calder |work=NZ Herald News  |date=1 May 2010 |access-date=5 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://myprivacy.persgroep.net/?siteKey=atXMVFeyFP1Ki09i&callbackUrl=https://www.7sur7.be/7s7/privacy/callback.do?redirectUri=/7s7/fr/1528/Cinema/article/detail/405192/2008/09/04/Le-film-quot-Soeur-Sourire-quot-en-tournage-a-Liege.dhtml|title=Le film "Soeur Sourire" en tournage à Liège|website=www.7sur7.be|access-date=27 February 2019|language=fr}}</ref><ref name=sbs>{{cite web|url=https://www.sbs.com.au/topics/sexuality/article/2016/04/08/sad-song-belgiums-singing-lesbian-nun|title=The sad song of Belgium's singing lesbian nun|website=Topics|access-date=14 March 2019}}</ref> The film won the [[Magritte Award for Best Costume Design]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/195962/|title=Van Dormael sweeps up at Magritte Awards|website=Cineuropa – the best of european cinema|date=7 February 2011 |access-date=27 February 2019|language=fr}}</ref>