How Harry Became a Tree (2001)

User Rating:

6.8/10   

Director:

Goran Paskaljevic

Writers:

Christine Gentet (writer)
Goran Paskaljevic (writer)

Release Date:

4 December 2001 (Hungary)

Genre:

Drama

Plot Keywords:

Character Name In Title

Awards:

4 wins & 4 nominations

Cast

Colm Meaney	...	Harry
Adrian Dunbar	...	George
Cillian Murphy	...	Gus
Kerry Condon	...	Eileen
Pat Laffan	...	Father O'Connor
Gail Fitzpatrick	...	Margaret
Maighread Ni Chonghaile	...	Maeve
Catriona Canavan	...	Irish Wake singer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mick Fitzgerald	...	Musician
Jenny Ni Chleirigh	...	Girl 2 playing with music box
Natalie Ni Chleirigh	...	Girl 1 playing with music box

Also Known As:

Bitter Harvest (USA) (video title)
Come Harry divenne un albero (Italy)
Il sogno di Harry (Italy)
Kako je Hari postao drvo (Federal Republic of Yugoslavia: Serbo-Croatian title)
Mon cher ennemi (France)

MPAA:

Rated R for sexuality/nudity, language and a scene of violence.

Runtime:

Canada:100 min | Italy:99 min

Country:

Italy | France | UK | Ireland

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Singapore:M18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Ireland

Company:

Cattleya

A good film of the absurd

I had the pleasure of seeing the world premiere of this film at the Toronto International Film Festival. It is a wonderfully funny movie with a great performance by Colm Meaney.

The script borrows from a Chinese story, but is placed in Ireland. The film is well-paced, beautifully shot, and includes wonderful performances by all involved.