Dancing at Lughnasa

1998
PG
1h 35m

IMDb RATING

6.3/10

4.2K

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Meryl Streep, Catherine McCormack, Michael Gambon, Brid Brennan, Kathy Burke, Rhys Ifans, and Sophie Thompson in Dancing at Lughnasa (1998)

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Period Drama Drama Romance

Five unmarried sisters make the most of their simple existence in rural Ireland in the 1930s.Five unmarried sisters make the most of their simple existence in rural Ireland in the 1930s.Five unmarried sisters make the most of their simple existence in rural Ireland in the 1930s.

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IMDb RATING

6.3/10

4.2K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 wins & 7 nominations

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Trivia
Original choices to star were Frances McDormand and Kate Winslet.

Goofs
The radio is one of the first ever made, so it's a tube radio, which would not be able to come on instantly like the later transistor radios; it would have needed a while to warm up before there would be any sound from it.

Quotes
Kate 'Kit' Mundy: I am a righteous bitch, amn't I?

Crazy credits
During the opening credits, stills of African tribal dances and of Jack as priest in Africa are shown.

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert: The Siege/Elizabeth/Gods and Monsters/The Waterboy/The Wizard of Oz (1998)

Soundtracks
Will You Come to Abyssinia
Words by Brian Friel
[Sung a cappella by Sophie Thompson (uncredited)]

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Heart-felt, wonderfully acted movie

I wasn't really sure what to expect from this movie, since I had no idea what the play was about or anything. The only actor in the movie I had heard of was Meryl Streep, but that didn't matter because she was the reason I went to see the movie. As always, her accent was pitch perfect, right down to the Donegal vowels. Her performance was also incredible, which deserves some recognition but probably won't get any. The rest of the cast was also wonderful, particularly Sophie Thompson as Rose. If anyone else should get recognition, it should be her because her performance was heart-wrenching and bittersweet. So GO AND SEE IT!!! NOW!!