Love & Rage (2000)

Director:

Cathal Black

Writers:

James Carney (novel), Brian Lynch

Stars:

Greta Scacchi, Daniel Craig, Stephen Dillane

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Greta Scacchi	...	Agnes MacDonnell
Daniel Craig	...	James Lynchehaun
Stephen Dillane	...	Dr. Croly
Valerie Edmond	...	Libby
Donal Donnelly	...	Sweeney
David Walshe	...	Martin
Lalor Roddy	...	Eamon
Olivia Caffrey	...	Julia
Charlotte Bradley	...	Peasant Woman
Noel O'Donovan	...	Glass Workman
Kieran Aherne	...	Vicar (as Kieran Ahern)
Oliver Maguire	...	Hotel Manager
Paul McGlinchey	...	Constable
John Whelan	...	Potter
Ray McBride	...	3 Card Huckster

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

based on real events | church | fornication | forest | rape | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sexuality and some violent content

Details

Country:

Ireland UK Germany

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 February 2000 (Iceland)

Also Known As:

Amor y odio

Filming Locations:

Achill Island, County Mayo, Ireland

Company Credits

Production Co:

Black Forest Films, Isle of Man Film Commission, Nova Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The novel on which this film is based is a fictionalize account of actual events. A hostel now stands where Anges MacDonnell's estate once stood.

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Connections

References The Night of the Hunter (1955)

User Reviews

Evil Walks Among and Within Us

It is said that great art ought to disturb. Well, I found this movie quite disturbing as I did Hitchcock's Psycho and others that reveal the demons within and without. It is Daniel Craig's show all the way. He is becoming the great actor but I'm not sure I'm happy for him. He has the habit of swallowing each movie whole that he is in lately. I have always had a theory of so-called larger than life actors--they are egotistical and ravenous, not unlike Craig's character here. I believe that choice of roles is determined like eye color from birth. Genetically, people are predisposed to choose roles that reveal or employ something basic in their own personality. (No need to mention Mel Gibson--he jumps out at you.)I'm not saying that Craig is a psychopathic sociopath, but that his persona has elements that enable that type to live and breath and be believable. I noticed this in the past with actors like Nicholson, Pacino, Dean et al. There is something really too large in their own personalities that I find disturbing. I also notice they tend to be attracted to similar characters way beyond being character typed. It is interesting that this Lynchehaun was an actor as well. Their genius is in lying to us. Ronald Reagan did it marvellously. The question is, how does one sleep at night knowing these people rule the public's mores, fashions, ideals, etc. Is it any wonder America is under at war with itself? Anyway, enjoy the play, the play's the thing, no? Except, what do we do in a world where playacting is no longer an escape from reality but a deep dive into it? Personally, I miss the halcyon days of my youth when I naively did not know so much about the nature of mankind.