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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
ARCHIVE AT LUNCHTIME: MCGAHERN: SHORT STORIES (DOUBLE BILL) 13:10
EAT / SLEEP / CHEER / REPEAT 13.30, 18.00
HOARD 15.10, 20.10
LA CHIMERA 13:15, 20:30
LOVE LIES BLEEDING 18:30
ROME, OPEN CITY 11:00
THAT THEY MAY FACE THE RISING SUN 11:00, 16:00, 20:45
TIGER STRIPES 11:00, 18:20
WORLD CINEMA PROJECT: THE STRANGER AND THE FOG 15.30
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