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Release Date:
21 January 2000 (USA)
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Tagline:
The Hopes of a Mother. The Dreams of a Father. The Fate of a Child.
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Based on the best selling autobiography by Irish expat Frank McCourt, Angela's Ashes follows the experiences...
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Nominated for Oscar.
Another 5 wins
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10 nominations
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(26 articles)
Ceaseless deaths of the famous mark summer `09
(From Filmicafe. 18 September 2009, 5:57 PM, PDT)
'The Runway' Begins Shooting in Cork
(From IFTN. 10 September 2009, 7:28 AM, PDT)
(From Filmicafe. 18 September 2009, 5:57 PM, PDT)
'The Runway' Begins Shooting in Cork
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A Rarity: A Film Totally True To The Book
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Emily Watson | ... | Angela McCourt |
 | Robert Carlyle | ... | Malachy (Dad) |
 | Joe Breen | ... | Young Frank |
| Ciaran Owens | ... | Middle Frank |
| Michael Legge | ... | Older Frank |
| Ronnie Masterson | ... | Grandma Sheehan |
| Pauline McLynn | ... | Aunt Aggie |
| Liam Carney | ... | Uncle Pa Keating |
| Eanna MacLiam | ... | Uncle Pat |
| Andrew Bennett | ... | Narrator (voice) |
| Shane Murray-Corcoran | ... | Young Malachy |
| Devon Murray | ... | Middle Malachy |
 | Peter Halpin | ... | Older Malachy |
| Aaron Geraghty | ... | New Born Michael |
| Sean Carney Daly | ... | Baby Michael |
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145 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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South Korea:15 |
USA:R (Certificate #36720) |
Argentina:16 |
Australia:M |
Denmark:A |
Finland:K-10 |
France:U |
Germany:12 (w) |
Iceland:L |
Netherlands:12 |
New Zealand:M |
Portugal:M/12 |
Sweden:11 |
Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) |
Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) |
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Poster and book cover by Bill Kaye.
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Revealing mistakes: When Frankie gets the beginnings of conjunctivitis, and he rolls his eyes back, you can see the edges of the full-eye contacts used to simulate the ailment.
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Referenced in "Gilmore Girls: The Perfect Dress (#6.11)" (2006)
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The Dipsy Doodle
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A Note about SpoilersWho is Angela?
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I doubt if I would rate this film that high if I hadn't read the book. Frank McCourt's best-seller is so good, and this movie is so true to it, that if you liked one, you'll like this because rarely has film been so close to a book. It's amazing, given what normally is the case.
Even though the film brought no surprises, I still thought it was fascinating because of the fantastic cinematography in here and the great job done by the actors. The muted colors in this film are beautiful and the lighting is superb. Then again, it's hard to go wrong with a nighttime streetlight-lit shot of cobblestone streets. The directing talents of Alan Parker were never more evident than here. He should do more movies.
The book, "Angela's Ashes," is a biography of McCourt and his extremely poor Irish family. All three boys who play McCourt at various times in his development are excellent here. The whole cast is excellent, for that matter, led by "Angela" (Emily Watson) and husband Malachy (Robert Caryle). Two sadder-looking faces, you never did see, and a more rainy, dreary town (Limerick) you never did see....so if you're looking a happy, uplifting story, pass this one by. However, if you want a film totally true to a great book, wonderfully photographed film and one acted well ....and with some unique humor to it, check this out.
I don't want to leave out the humor, the key ingredient in McCourt's otherwise- depressing days of growing up. Humor and dire poverty never went together so well as McCourt made it sound through his book and the filmmakers did through this movie.