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Director
Gillies MacKinnon
Credits
Producers: Simon Perry, William P. Cartlidge. Writers: Shane Connaughton, Kerry Crabbe
Principal Cast
Robin Wright, Albert Finney, Aidan Quinn
Category
Feature
1950s Ireland has proved a popular theme in Irish film and director Gillies MacKinnon here turns to it to tell a story about an unmarried mother, Tara (Robin Wright), whose refusal to conform to expectations scandalises her conservative community. The arrival of a troupe of performing actors, whose looser morals appeal to Tara and trouble the townspeople, offers her allies and exciting possibilities in free spirit Tom (Aidan Quinn). Her desire to live more freely, however, is continually interrupted by the interference of parish priest Father Malone (Alan Devlin), and by the romantic overtures of the local Garda Sergeant Hegarty’s (Albert Finney). This powerful cast – which also includes Milo O’Shea as the troupe’s conniving director – brings great energy and verve to this refreshing tale of non-conformity in 1950s rural Ireland.
117 minutes, USA/UK/Ireland, 1992, Colour
ABOUT DRY GRASSES 15:00, 19:10
AMERICAN INDEPENDENTS: THE DOOM GENERATION 17.00
ARCHIVE AT LUNCHTIME: BRITISH & IRISH (DOUBLE BILL) 13.40
CROSSING 11:40, 20:40
I SAW THE TV GLOW 15.40, 18.00
LA CHIMERA 14:10
NOTES FROM SHEEPLAND 14:00, 18:50
THAT THEY MAY FACE THE RISING SUN 11:10
THE CONVERSATION 50TH ANNIVERSARY 4K RESTORATION 20:15
THE SATURDAY SERIAL: INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY 11.00
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