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Title: Doubt


Date: 2008
Type: Drama
Rating: 3 Stars 3/5
Colour: Yes
Director: John Patrick Shanley
Producer:

Comment
In New York in the 1960's Meryl Streep is a nun who is principal of a school where she thinks the local priest (Philip Setmour Hoffman) is having a relationship with the only black boy (Joseph Foster) in the school. Amy Adams is his nun teacher who cannot accept what the priest is doing, but Meryl Streep is determined to protect the boy and move on the priest. The film deals with the liberalisation and modernisation of the church in this period as well as faith, doubt and sexuality, but without being moralising. There are good performances from Meryl Streep, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Amy Adams, though some of the scenes are a bit over produced and staged to give effect and move the film forward.

Actors

Meryl StreepMeryl Streep
Philip Seymour HoffmanPhilip Seymour Hoffman
Amy AdamsAmy Adams
Viola DavisViola Davis
Joseph Foster

Oscars

Nomination - Best Actress - Meryl Streep
Nomination - Best Supporting Actor - Philip Seymour Hoffman
Nomination - Best Supporting Actress - Amy Adams
Nomination - Best Supporting Actress - Viola Davis

Doubt