Catholic Imagination and Ethos: Film Analysis of The Trouble With Angels
Catholic Imagination/Ethos & Film Analysis
The Trouble With Angels was based off the biography of the book Life With Mother Superior by Jane Trahey. This biography was about her own high school days at a Catholic High School near Chicago in the 1930’s. Trahey actually attended a day high school and most of her experiences mentioned in the book came from her time at Mundelein College which is located in Chicago. The movie was filmed in the months from September to December in 1965. The “St. Francis Academy” was really St. Mary’s home for children located in Pennsylvania. Ida Lupino directed the movie. The producer is William Frye. The writer of the screenplay is Blanch Hanalis. The famous actors/actresses in The Trouble With Angels are Rosalind Russel as Mother Superior, Hayley Millis as Mary Clancy, June Harding as Rachel Devery, Binne Barnes as Sister Celestine, Gypsy Rose Lee as Mrs. Phipps, and Camilla Spray as Sister Constance. This movie was nominated at the Golden Laurel Awards in 1966. It received 5th place for comedy. Rosalind Russel received 4th place for comedy performance by a female. IMDb gave the movie 7 out of 10 stars. In the movie there is without doubt redemption. Mary,(orphan) who can be classified as a ringleader and a troublemaker, was sent to St. Francis Academy by her wealthy Uncle George to “straighten” her out. There she met her best friend Rachel who in all senses was a follower. These two girls create much panic for Mother Superior and they also try getting other girls involved in their “devilish” ways. Some of the pranks that they do include: smoking cigars in the basement, setting off fire alarms, and putting bubble baths in the nuns sugar bowls. Although these girls were on the verge of expulsion Mother Superior decided to give the girls a chance (redemption) and knew she saw promise in the girls. Eventfully the girls did as Mother Superior saw and matured over time. I find this a image of god from
The Trouble With Angels was based off the biography of the book Life With Mother Superior by Jane Trahey. This biography was about her own high school days at a Catholic High School near Chicago in the 1930’s. Trahey actually attended a day high school and most of her experiences mentioned in the book came from her time at Mundelein College which is located in Chicago. The movie was filmed in the months from September to December in 1965. The “St. Francis Academy” was really St. Mary’s home for children located in Pennsylvania. Ida Lupino directed the movie. The producer is William Frye. The writer of the screenplay is Blanch Hanalis. The famous actors/actresses in The Trouble With Angels are Rosalind Russel as Mother Superior, Hayley Millis as Mary Clancy, June Harding as Rachel Devery, Binne Barnes as Sister Celestine, Gypsy Rose Lee as Mrs. Phipps, and Camilla Spray as Sister Constance. This movie was nominated at the Golden Laurel Awards in 1966. It received 5th place for comedy. Rosalind Russel received 4th place for comedy performance by a female. IMDb gave the movie 7 out of 10 stars. In the movie there is without doubt redemption. Mary,(orphan) who can be classified as a ringleader and a troublemaker, was sent to St. Francis Academy by her wealthy Uncle George to “straighten” her out. There she met her best friend Rachel who in all senses was a follower. These two girls create much panic for Mother Superior and they also try getting other girls involved in their “devilish” ways. Some of the pranks that they do include: smoking cigars in the basement, setting off fire alarms, and putting bubble baths in the nuns sugar bowls. Although these girls were on the verge of expulsion Mother Superior decided to give the girls a chance (redemption) and knew she saw promise in the girls. Eventfully the girls did as Mother Superior saw and matured over time. I find this a image of god from