Doubt transpires in 1964. Father Flynn notes the Kennedy assassination the previous year and its effect on Catholic parishoners in one of his sermons.

So Sister Aloysius is actually two popes behind the times.

Doubt transpires in 1964. Father Flynn notes the Kennedy assassination the previous year and its effect on Catholic parishoners in one of his sermons.

So Sister Aloysius is actually two popes behind the times.

Doubt may have recreated the authentic atmosphere of a Catholic school, but the story really is about pettiness even though it abuts on serious subjects. It seems to be contrived.....

How so? While priestly pedophilia would not be outed for another thirty years, we can assume it was nonetheless rampant, though there was no set procedure on how to deal with an accusation of it. This put the onus squarely on Sr. Aloysius, which sets up this effective drama.

chilly -
The link is the short story itself. It doesn't take long to read. There is no New Orleans (Button hails from Baltimore), no foster mother, no Daisy (Benj. does have a wife), no Tilda (no voyage to Russia at all), and Benj. was born in 1860 and has a bit of an adventure in the Spanish-American War. There is also all the Ivy League business - the Harvard/Yale rivalry which seems very Fitzgerald to me.

Now what story are _you_ talking about?

[The only similarity between Fitzgerald's story and the movie is the idea of a person aging backwards.]

P.S. On the imdb.com , Fitzgerald's name only appears in "Trivia," not on the actual credits.

P.P.S. IMO the biggest reason to throw out the Fitzgerald story was that the movie would not be able to come up to the present day. Baltimore was the orig. choice for the location, but Louisiana gave a tax credit...also perhaps Pitt _wanted_ to do something to help the hurricane-ravaged state.

If anyone had told me a year ago that I would ever be actively rooting for and over the moon about a performance by Colin Farrell I would have laughed in their face. Farrell was one of my least favorite actors on the planet. But he turned me around with his great acting in In Bruges and has made me once again aware of the power of sobriety. Not by accident did he allude last night to the fact he no longer does cocaine--nor booze nor any other substance by fairly common knowledge. Farrell clearly had the talent but was squandering it. Long may you wave, sir, cleanly and soberly!

What does SJH stand for--Society of Jesuits Hoffman?

Yambu.......You reign as resident effete reader. I loved In the Garden. Have you read The Reader or Revolutionary Road? I'm sure you haven't read Marley & Me.

How so? While priestly pedophilia would not be outed for another thirty years, we can assume it was nonetheless rampant, though there was no set procedure on how to deal with an accusation of it. This put the onus squarely on Sr. Aloysius, which sets up this effective drama.

Guess I need to add to the list of movies I need to see here soon.