Movie: Doubt (2008/I)
“It’s 1964, St. Nicholas in the Bronx. A charismatic priest, Father Flynn, is trying to upend the schools’ strict customs, which have long been fiercely guarded by Sister Aloysius Beauvier, the iron-gloved Principal who believes in the power of fear and discipline. The winds of political change are sweeping through the community, and indeed, the school has just accepted its first black student, Donald Miller. But when Sister James, a hopeful innocent, shares with Sister Aloysius her guilt-inducing suspicion that Father Flynn is paying too much personal attention to Donald, Sister Aloysius sets off on a personal crusade to unearth the truth and to expunge Flynn from the school. Now, without a shard of proof besides her moral certainty, Sister Aloysius locks into a battle of wills with Father Flynn which threatens to tear apart the community with irrevocable consequence. Written by Miramax Films”
- Director: John Patrick Shanley
- Release Date: 25 December 2008 (USA)
- Run Time: 104 min
- Country: USA
- Genre: Drama , Mystery
- MPAA: Rated PG-13 for thematic material.
Tagline: There is no evidence. There are no witnesses. But for one, there is no doubt.
Trivia: The Broadway play ran for over a year, with 525 performances. The original cast was: Cherry Jones (Sister Aloysius), Brian F. O’Byrne (Father Flynn), Heather Goldenhersh (Sister James) and Adriane Lenox (Mrs. Miller). All four were nominated for a Tony award. The play won four Tony awards: Best Play, Best Director (Doug Hughes), Best Actress (Jones), and Best Featured Actress (Lenox).
Goofs: Continuity: As Father Flynn sits alone in Sister Aloysius’ office after their final confrontation, he handles his breviary and arranges two pressed flowers on its cover. His notoriously long fingernails are suddenly trimmed short in that scene.