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 Barnes & Noble Adapted from Frank McCourts Pulitzer Prize-winning memoir, Angelas Ashes vividly captures the authors miserable childhood in Ireland during the 1930s, thanks to the sure-handed direction of Alan Parker (The Commitments). The film is as unsparing in its vision of poverty and despair as the book. After failing to secure work in the Depression-era United States, Malachy McCourt (Robert Carlyle) returns to his homeland with wife Angela (Emily Watson) and their five surviving children. Settling in the town of Limerick and living in squalor, Malachy and his brood endure hardships that eventually drive away the hard-drinking father and force eldest son Frank to shoulder intolerable burdens. Frank, depicted at various ages, is well played by three gifted young actors (Joe Breen, Ciaran Owens, and especially Michael Legge), but the films most skillful performance is Watsons. She is unforgettable as the physically frail but spiritually indomitable matriarch at the center of the story. Welcome flashes of humor and tenderness save Angelas Ashes from sinking into a morass of despondency, but even at its most melancholy, this is a film to be cherished. Ed Hulse Interested in the song lyrics? - Check out themostlyrics.com! Looking For A DVD? - Check out dvd-a-rama.com! |
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