This Oscar nominated films is not a typical Christmas classic but is on many peoples favourite films of all time. This beautiful film is set during a meal in Ireland at the beginning of the last century.Provoked by an old song, one of the guests recalls a former lover, which leads to her husband quesioning the meaning of life. This James Joyce adaptation is mixed with poetry, dance and politics and stars Angelica Houston and Donal McCann. Filmed 1987
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John Huston's final film, an adaptation of a James Joyce novella, takes place at Christmas in turn-of-the-century Dublin. To mark the occasion, two spinsters (Helena Carroll and Cathleen Delany) throw a party, inviting, amongst others, their nephew Gabriel (Donal McCann) and his wife Gretta (Anjelica Huston). During the course of the evening, a haunting rendition of an Irish lament has an overwhelming effect on Gretta, who is moved to remember a long-suppressed romance in her earlier years.
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