Doubt (5/10) Movie CLIP - Sweet Tooth (2008) HD

CLIP DESCRIPTION:
Sister Beauvier (Meryl Streep) finds Father Flynn's (Philip Seymour Hoffman) sweet tooth unbecoming of a priest.

FILM DESCRIPTION:
When the principal (Meryl Streep) of a Bronx Catholic High School accuses a popular priest (Philip Seymour Hoffman) of pedophilia, a young nun caught in between the feuding pair becomes hopelessly swept up in the ensuing controversy. 1964, St. Nicholas, the Bronx: The winds of change are sweeping through this tight-knit religious community, and charismatic priest Father Flynn (Philip Seymour Hoffman) is doing his best to adapt by revisiting the school's notoriously strict disciplinary practices. Unfortunately Father Flynn's progressive ideas stand in stark contrast to the longstanding beliefs of Sister Aloysius Beauvier (Meryl Streep), the iron-willed principal, who believes that an oppressive environment of punishment and fear is the only way to keep the student body in line. Suddenly into this tempestuous environment appears young Donald Miller, St. Nicholas' first black student. When hopeful innocent Sister James (Amy Adams) reluctantly reveals to Sister Beauvier that Father Flynn and Donald have been spending an unusual amount of time together in the church rectory, the unrelentingly righteous headmistress begins a merciless crusade to reveal the beloved clergyman as a lecherous child molester and have him permanently expunged from the school. Yet despite her moral certainty that Father Flynn has committed such an unspeakable transgression, Sister Beauvier has not a shred of actual evidence to back up her audacious claim. Now, as Sister Beauvier and Father Flynn enter into an epic battle of wills, the shock waves set into motion by their explosive confrontation threaten to destroy one man's reputation and tear apart the entire surrounding community. John Patrick Shanley adapted his own play for the screen under the guidance of producer Scott Rudin (The Queen, Notes on a Scandal).

CREDITS:
TM & © Miramax Films (2008)
Cast: Meryl Streep, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams
Director: John Patrick Shanley
Producers: Celia D. Costas, Mark Roybal, Scott Rudin, Nora Skinner
Screenwriter: John Patrick Shanley

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[samcostello]

Love the tension building in this scene:

Sits in her chair: Strike One
Long fingernails: Strike Two
Asks for sugar (three cubes!): Strike Three

Sister Aloysius: Of course you realize Father, this means war.

[Hard_Boiled_Entertainment]

Hoffman, Streep, and Adams walk into a scene.  The scene explodes from all the charisma in the room.

[kazkazzie]

This is one of the best scenes in the movie. Amy's character said 'never' like her life depended on it.

[feeltheillinois]

lmao "you care for sugar?" "never".

[MsMimilala]

Good for her when he plonks himself on HER chair she deliberately opens the blinds so the sun hits his face...😁

[tcvttcvt]

Philip Seymour Hoffman had a real warmth and human quality about him .So sad he's gone.

[uofc]

That's one of the interesting aspects of the movie - he seems to be progressive, but when it comes to the standings of priests and nuns, he's very traditional.

[EphemeralProductions]

Amy is beautiful! She plays this part so well! :)

[marneebox]

i think that was very arrogant of father flynn to take sister aloysius' seat like that, i mean that is her office, he has no right to assume superiorty over her like that. i thought god was supposed to have created everyone equal...

[LegionIvory]

The parallel between Father Flynn and Sister James is very telling, especially since the latter is the only truly innocent adult in the film.

Sweet tooths are often associated with children, and Father Flynn smiles as he mentions having one. Sister James, on the other hand, adamantly opposes sugar altogether, almost as if she is disgusted by the idea. Even the way she looks at Father Flynn as he requests the sugar, it is as though she's watching him commit a sin.

[deerheart]

I love the way he takes her chair, typical male behaviour around women, high status, immediately puts her at a disadvantage in her own office, very interesting power play

[Flynn]

The way the camera pulls in on Flynn at 1:34 stands out to me for some reason, there’s something unnerving about it.

[AlexanderYamada]

Omg all the subtleties and subtext happening in this scene...such great performances.

[beccahawkins]

Sister Aloysius: “….Sugar? Uh…yes, yes…somewhere…here… I put it in the drawer for Lent last year… Never remembered to take it out…”

You can feel the judgment and restrained disapproval in her voice. Wow, Meryl Streep is amazing.

[marneebox]

yeah exactly my point who says the man is superior, that's not his office and it would be rude for her to take his seat in his office, obviously he's not supposed to do that, i mean look how kind of stunned she was, he just assumes he should...arrogance

[wadedavid]

Never get Tired of Watching this Movie! So many Good Scenes! Streep should have Won her Third Oscar for This Role!

[__seeker__]

It’s scenes like these that really make a story.

[mikeytimes]

Imagine he says I'd rather have a beer and vodka 😂😂😂 sisters join me

[MrCoolneko]

I love sister aloysius frustrated glare as she say down, like did this guy just ask me for "sugar"? Seriously? Sugar . . . This man...

[laminage]

I think that Amy Adams didn't want to touch the "Sugar".  She may have felt it was tainted because it was used by The Father whose behavior was still questionable.