December Bride (1991)

At the beginning of the 20th century, a young servant provokes an independent Irish farm community by her relationship with two brothers. Pregnant, she refuses to reveal the name of the ... See full summary »

Director:

Thaddeus O'Sullivan

Writers:

Sam Hanna Bell (novel), David Rudkin

Stars:

Donal McCann, Saskia Reeves, Ciarán Hinds

3 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Donal McCann	...	Hamilton Echlin
Saskia Reeves	...	Sarah Gilmartin
Ciarán Hinds	...	Frank Echlin
Patrick Malahide	...	Rev. Edwin Sorleyson
Brenda Bruce	...	Martha Gilmartin
Michael McKnight	...	Fergus Pentland
Dervla Kirwan	...	Young Martha (Sarah's Daughter)
Peter Capaldi	...	Young Sorleyson
Geoffrey Golden	...	Hamilton Echlin, Sr.
Cathleen Delany	...	Agnes the Midwife (as Cathleen Delaney)
Gabrielle Reidy	...	Bridie
Frances Lowe	...	Mrs. Victoria Sorleyson
Catherine Gibson	...	Mother Pentland
Julie McDonald	...	Molly
Roy Heaybeard	...	Auctioneer

Storyline

At the beginning of the 20th century, a young servant provokes an independent Irish farm community by her relationship with two brothers. Pregnant, she refuses to reveal the name of the father.

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Plot Keywords:

unwed pregnancy | month in title | brother sister relationship | brother brother relationship | ireland | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

UK Ireland

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 January 1991 (Ireland)

Also Known As:

De winterbruid

Filming Locations:

Ardmore Studios, Herbert Road, Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland

Box Office

Gross:

$70,298 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

British Screen Productions, Central Independent Television, Channel Four Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Did You Know?

Trivia

First cinema film of Saskia Reeves.

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Connections

Featured in Irish Cinema: Ourselves Alone? (1995)

User Reviews

what the crap is going on?

the plot is very choppy. there is little character development. most of the time you dont know what is happening till it already happened. nearly every 3 minutes i heard someone say, "what is happening?" this movie is a big head ache.