Movie Description A young boy tells the story of growing up in a fatherless home with his unmarried mother and four spinster aunts in 1930's Ireland. Their lives are interrupted by the arrival of two men - the boy's long-lost father, who is off to Spain to fight the war against Franco, and an elderly uncle who has "come home to die" after a lifetime in America. Although life goes on as before for the boy and five sisters, something will happen that will destroy their peaceful existence as they once knew it.
| Credits | | Writer: | Brian Friel | | Producer: | Noel Pearson | | Cast: | Brid Brennan, Kathy Burke, Lorcan Cranitch, Rhys Ifans |
| Details | | Edition: | Closed Captioned |
Editorial Reviews "...Extraordinary....A luminous cast reveals long-buried feelings..." Rolling Stone - p.132 - Peter Travers (11/26/1998)
"...[Streep is] remarkable..." Sight and Sound - p.42 - Claire Monk (12/01/1998)
"...[Streep acts] with supreme, heartbreaking economy and without a trace of showiness....A soaringly scenic film..." New York Times - p.E1 - Janet Maslin (11/13/1998)
"...[McCormack] gives a supple performance that touches on the hidden eroticism of the material..." Box Office - p.136 - Kevin Courrier (11/01/1998)
"...Quietly thoughtful....The film's greatest strength is its superb ensemble cast....[Streep] is convincingly sympathetic..." Los Angeles Times - Jack Mathews (11/20/1998)
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