Just in time for the Academy Awards, Ken and Todd look at one of the nominees: Stephen Frears's Philomena. How does the film depict its protagonist's Roman Catholicism, and what can those outside that denomination learn from her example?
SHOW NOTES:
0:00 - Intro and plot summary: SPOILER WARNINGS.
4:57 - Being interested in other people.
10:40 - Philomena as a "good" Catholic and the power of habit.
22:50 - Institutions and the individuals who populate them.
30:00 - The acting, and a minor reservation.
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