Angela's Ashes (Blu-ray) R
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Blu-ray Details
- Rated: R
- Run Time: 2 hours, 25 minutes
- Video: Color
- Encoding: Region 0 (Worldwide)
- Released: May 26, 2020
- Originally Released: 1999
- Label: Paramount
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | Emily Watson & Robert Carlyle | |
Performer: | Joe Breen, Ciarán Owens, Michael Legge, Ronnie Masterson, Pauline McLynn, Liam Carney & Eanna MacLiam | |
Directed by | Alan Parker | |
Edited by | Gerry Hambling | |
Narrated by | Andrew Bennett | |
Screenwriting by | Alan Parker & Laura Jones | |
Composition by | John Williams | |
Produced by | Alan Parker, Scott Rudin & David Brown | |
Director of Photography: | Michael Seresin |
Entertainment Reviews:
Rating: 3/10 --
I'm sure the producers of Angela's Ashes meant well, but they got the wrong guy to direct it.
Film.com
Rating: 3.5/4 --
A quietly triumphant experience.
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ReelViews
Rating: 3/4 --
Sometimes humorous and wholly inspiring tale.
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TheMovieReport.com
Like bread without yeast, 'Angela's Ashes' minus the author's wit can't rise to meet expectations.
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ReelTalk Movie Reviews
...Parker skillfully leavens the heavy grimness with some funny, well-observed moments...
Total Film
Misses the mark as an exceptional drama yet manages to vividly convey the soul-shattering effects of poverty.
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Spirituality and Practice
Rating: 4/5 --
I enjoyed the relentless gloomy realism, the refusal to put a happy face on McCourt's miserable childhood.
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eFilmCritic.com
Product Description:
ANGELA'S ASHES is the true story of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Frank McCourt (played at various ages by Joe Breen, Ciaran Owens, and Michael Legge), whose personal memoir became a worldwide phenomenon. When eldest son Frank's baby sister dies and father Malachy (Robert Carlyle) can find no work, the McCourt family is forced to leave America and return to their native Ireland, where conditions are even more destitute than in Brooklyn. Malachy's northern accent is frowned upon in Limerick, keeping him on welfare and the family living in poverty. Things turn even more sour when two more children die and Malachy leaves the family to go to work (or, better yet, drink) in England. He never returns. Frank struggles through the poverty and his new role as man of the house, but throughout the seeming hopelessness his dream of traveling to America keeps him determined and optimistic.
The three little-known actors playing Frank are impressive, and Emily Watson gives a quiet, impassioned performance as Frank's mother, Angela. Michael Seresin's photography underscores the deft direction of Alan Parker (COME SEE THE PARADISE), infusing the story with beauty even at its most desperate moments.
The three little-known actors playing Frank are impressive, and Emily Watson gives a quiet, impassioned performance as Frank's mother, Angela. Michael Seresin's photography underscores the deft direction of Alan Parker (COME SEE THE PARADISE), infusing the story with beauty even at its most desperate moments.
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- Sales Rank: 73,822
- UPC: 032429339034
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