Meryl Streep,
Michael Gambon,
Catherine McCormack,
Kathy Burke,
Sophie Thompson
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Irish director Pat O'Connor helmed this adaptation of Brian Friel's 1990 play which won three Tony awards in addition to UK Olivier and Evening Standard awards. Friel's portrait of five Irish sisters ... read more
DVD Release Date: June 15, 1999
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September 5, 2011A strong cast and a a sweet story about sisters in a small Irish town.
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June 18, 2010Where is the plot? Out of curiousity I would like to know if there was actually a plot. I saw some interesting and well-done characters, but I never saw them do much of anything, and nothing ever happened. I am thus led to the conclusion that these actors were paid to make charac... read more
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July 19, 2009Meryl Streep is in it. You know it has been chosen for its value. 1936 in Ireland for 5 unmarried sisters will not be a comedy. There is pain and fear and confusion and laughter and love; all the normal stuff. One sister thinking she is responsible for everyone (it's 1936) and fo... read more
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May 29, 2008Good to see some films about the old (and ongoing) Pagan holidays and celebrations. A feast for the eyes and the heart.
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April 18, 2008I may never see this movie again but the memory of it will stay with me always, I think. I thoroughly enjoyed it, much to my surprise!
Typical of irish prose, lore and film, this is melancholy and sad and you wonder from where they summon the will to press on, through another... read more -
August 17, 2007This movie was kind of depressing, as the ending is not that satisfactory. It was interesting, I loved the Irish culture, but it just leaves you feeling...well, there's no other word for it...Unsatisfied. Maybe it will be better what and if I see it again...maybe
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January 18, 2007this is an ok movie the acting is kinda good. it didnt make me emotional tho. i didnt really care about the ppl
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June 12, 2006I rememeber seeing this when I was a kid, I really liked it then and I like it now, it's one of those you have to see again.
Critic Reviews
January 12, 2007
Michael Dequina, TheMovieReport.com
June 23, 2002
James Sanford, Kalamazoo Gazette
so beautifully captures the details of its time and place and its characters' lives that it's difficult to resist being drawn in. Full Review
March 3, 2002
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice
A meditative film that lyrically affirms the small acts of love, courage, and kindness that knit a family together in the face of hardship and change. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Ed Kelleher, Film Journal International
A deftly structured memory piece as beautifully sad as it is charming. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Arthur Lazere, culturevulture.net
[Director] O'Connor exercises both admirable restraint and disciplined editing. The camera's eye brings us painterly beauty in the harsh Irish landscape. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Steve Rhodes, Internet Reviews
On stage, the play may have worked, but this movie version doesn't. Full Review
May 11, 2001
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
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