Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story

1996, Movie, PG-13, 112 mins

Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story: Review

Reverential yet reductive biopic chronicling the life of the influential Roman Catholic human-rights activist Dorothy Day. Day (Moira Kelly) began her career as a newspaper journalist covering the plight of the Depression-era working class. She later cofounded the Communist monthly The Catholic Worker, opened dozens of halfway houses and became an outspoken advocate of women's rights -- all the while remaining an active member of the Catholic Church. It's worthy material, an... read more leave a comment