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

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Dancing at Lughnasa (Motion picture)
Main Authors: Friel, Brian (Author), Whelan, Bill (Composer)
Corporate Authors: Capitol Films (film production company.), Sony Pictures Classics (Firm) (film production company.), Channel Four Films (Firm) (film production company.), Ferndale Films (Firm) (film production company,)
Other Authors: McGuinness, Frank (Screenwriter), Gambon, Michael (Actor), Streep, Meryl (Actor), McCormack, Catherine, 1972- (Actor), Burke, Kathy, 1965- (Actor), Brennan, Brid (Actor), Thompson, Sophie, 1962- (Actor), Ifans, Rhys (Actor)
Format: Video VHS
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: [Dublin] : Ferndale Films, [1998?]
Subjects:
Sisters > Ireland > Drama.
Single women > Ireland > Drama.
Ireland > Social life and customs > 20th century > Drama.
Friel, Brian > Film adaptations.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Motion pictures, Irish.
Foreign films.
Description
Summary:Five unmarried sisters make the most of their simple existence in rural Ireland in the 1930s.
Item Description:Based on the original stageplay by Brian Friel.
Originally released as motion picture in 1998.
Based on an original stageplay by Brian Friel.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; PAL, region 2; aspect ratio 4:3; Dolby digital stereo sound format.
Audience:Irish Film Censor's Office: PG; under 12 -- parental guidence.
Awards:Irish Film and Television Awards, 1999: IFTA Award in Best Actor in a Female Role (Brid Brennan). National Board of Review, USA 1998: NBR Award Top Ten Films.
Production Credits:Director of photography, Kenneth MacMillan; editor, Humphrey Dixon; music, Bill Whelan; costume design, Joan Bergin.