One of my favorite films. It reminds me of the Visitation Academy where I once taught. From
Aleteia:
Released while the Church was shuddering through its first Post Vatican II transitions, Ida Lupino’s The Trouble with Angels
remains a family favorite in a surprising number of households. Meant
to be a Pollyanna-free showcase for the teenaged Hayley Mills, the
simple comedy—formulaic, sentimental and unapologetically
Catholic—somehow manages moments that are—dare we say it, scathingly brilliant!
[...]
It’s based on a true story! The Trouble with Angels is adapted from Life with Mother Superior by Jane Trahey, who attended a Catholic day school now known as Providence-St. Mel’s School. Mary Clancy’s character was based on Trahey’s friend Mary Courtney, who later became Sister John Eudes, a Sinsinawa Dominican. (Read more.)
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