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17 December 1987 (USA) moreTagline:
A vast, merry, and uncommon tale of love.Plot:
John Huston's last film is a labor of love at several levels: an adaptation of perhaps one of the greatest... more | add synopsisAwards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 8 wins & 2 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(2 articles)
Anjelica Huston To Be Honored At The Galway Film Fleadh (From iCelebz. 30 June 2009, 1:09 AM, PDT)
Donna Lynne Champlin Brings Her One Man Show Finishing The Hat To NYC 5/11
(From BroadwayWorld.com. 6 May 2009, 3:41 PM, PDT)
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(Cast overview, first billed only)| Anjelica Huston | ... | Gretta Conroy | |
| Donal McCann | ... | Gabriel Conroy | |
| Dan O'Herlihy | ... | Mr. Browne | |
| Donal Donnelly | ... | Freddy Malins | |
| Helena Carroll | ... | Aunt Kate | |
| Cathleen Delany | ... | Aunt Julia | |
| Ingrid Craigie | ... | Mary Jane | |
| Rachael Dowling | ... | Lily | |
| Marie Kean | ... | Mrs. Malins | |
| Frank Patterson | ... | Bartell D'Arcy | |
| Maria McDermottroe | ... | Molly Ivors | |
| Sean McClory | ... | Mr. Grace | |
| Kate O'Toole | ... | Miss Furlong (as Katherine O'Toole) | |
| Maria Hayden | ... | Miss O'Callaghan | |
| Bairbre Dowling | ... | Miss Higgins |
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83 min | Spain:79 min (DVD edition)Language:
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Iceland:L | Argentina:Atp | West Germany:6 (f) | Australia:PG | Finland:S | Spain:T | Sweden:Btl | UK:U | USA:PGFun Stuff
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The character Mr. Grace does not appear in Joyce's original story. He is an invention of John and Tony Huston's, and was chiefly included so as to permit a reading of the eighth-century Irish poem Donal Og ("Young Donal"). Although it represents a departure from Joyce's text, the poem is nonetheless appropriate to the story's themes: like the song "The Lass of Aughrim" that follows it, "Donal Og" deals with the suffering that love can bring to young women...just as it has for Gretta. moreQuotes:
Molly Ivors: I didn't think you were a West Briton!Gabriel Conroy: And what do you mean, a West Briton?
Molly Ivors: Someone who looks to England for our salvation instead of depending on ourselves alone.
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It's a short movie for such immense feelings. The last 20 or so minutes are among the most intense in the recent years of the industry. Huston (John) is dying and only love can make the difference. The actor's work in the long evening scene is absolutely marvellous.