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6.6/10 • 11

1988-04-291h 42m

Drama

It's never too late to open your heart.

A New York playwright is summoned to Ireland to bury his father. While at his boyhood home, he encounters his father's spirit and relives memories both pleasant and not.

Directors
Matt Clark

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Barnard Hughes

    Barnard Hughes

    Da

  2. Martin Sheen

    Martin Sheen

    Charlie

  3. William Hickey

    William Hickey

    Drumm

  4. Doreen Hepburn

    Doreen Hepburn

    Mother

  5. Karl Hayden

    Karl Hayden

    Young Charlie

  6. Hugh O'Conor

    Hugh O'Conor

    Boy Charlie

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SPDonlan

Jul 20, 2024

'It was a long time before I realuzed that love turned upside down is love for all that.' Adapted by Leonard from his memory play, tapping into his own accomplished memoirs, the film covers a childhood and early career before and after Ireland’s ‘Emergency’. The script’s strong, a nuanced look at an adolescent’s and expat’s shifting feelings about home and the past. Its conceits translate well, too: Charlie faces both his late father and his younger self, disappointed by his past, present, and future. The characters and cast are grand, especially Hughes (who won a Tony for the stage role). The weakest links are the prodigal/producer Sheen and a dodgy timeline. Watch the film. But read the play.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
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