Who was the psychiatrist who examined Pauline?
[lfr] During his fireside chat with the Riepers, Henry Hulme described Dr Bennett as a “good friend” and a general practitioner with experience in child psychology. After his examination of Pauline, Dr Bennett pronounced that she was suffering from “h-h-homo-sexuality” in that ultra-closeup shot, bad teeth and all. There were several extra scenes featuring Dr Bennett and his family in an early draft of the “Heavenly Creatures” script. (Heavenly Creatures, Draft #5, February 7, 1993, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Beverly Hills, CA.) The Bennetts were portrayed as being close social contacts of the Hulmes, and part of the Christchurch social elite, which is, apparently, an accurate portrait of real life on all accounts. In the draft script, the Bennett’s son, Colin, was volunteered by the adults to pursue Juliet and rescue her from Pauline’s charms, lest she be “lost to the world of men forever!” He complied awkwardly and reluctantly. Naturally, o
