Evelyn /

In 1953, Desmond Doyle takes on the Irish family law system and the Catholic Church in a bid to be reunited with his children. Despite a strong work ethic, Desmond has a hard time holding on to steady work. Desmond's wife walks out on the relationship and his sporadic employment eventually attr...

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Uniform Title:	Evelyn (Motion picture)
Corporate Authors:	United Artists Corporation, First Look Media (Firm), Cinerenta (Firm), Irish Dreamtime (Firm), MGM Home Entertainment Inc
Other Authors:	Brosnan, Pierce, St. Clair, Beau, Ohoven, Michael, Pender, Paul, Beresford, Bruce, Quinn, Aidan, Margulies, Julianna, 1966-, Rea, Stephen, Lynch, John, 1961-, Vavasseur, Sophie, 1992-, Bates, Alan, 1934-2003, Fleuren, André, Dixon, Humphrey, Endelman, Stephen, Bergin, Joan, Stoddart, John
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English French Spanish
Language Notes:	English, French or Spanish dialogue with English, French or Spanish subtitles; Closed-captioned.
Published:	[United States] : MGM Home Entertainment, [2003]
Edition:	Special ed.; widescreen version (2.35:1).
Subjects:	Catholic Church > Drama. Catholic Church. Ireland > Politics and government > 1949- > Drama. Ireland > Social life and customs > 20th century > Drama. Orphanages > Ireland > Drama. Legalization > Ireland > Drama. Legalization. Manners and customs. Orphanages. Politics and government. Ireland. Since 1900 Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Feature films. Fiction films. Drama.

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Summary:	In 1953, Desmond Doyle takes on the Irish family law system and the Catholic Church in a bid to be reunited with his children. Despite a strong work ethic, Desmond has a hard time holding on to steady work. Desmond's wife walks out on the relationship and his sporadic employment eventually attracts the attention of the law. A court order sends his two sons and young daughter to separate Catholic orphanages until Desmond can prove he's capable of properly supporting them. However, Desmond discovers merely getting work is not enough to bring his children back to him.
Item Description:	Originally produced as a motion picture in 2002. Based on a true story. Special features: "The story behind the story" featurette; behind-the-scenes featurette; audio commentary with director Bruce Beresford; second audio commentary with Pierce Brosnan and producer Beau St. Clair; photo gallery. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (95 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 insert.
Format:	DVD video; Dolby digital; NTSC; region 1.
Audience:	MPAA rating: PG; for thematic material and language.
Production Credits:	Director of photography, André Fleuren ; editor, Humphrey Dixon ; music composer, Stephen Endelman ; costume designer, Joan Bergin ; production designer, John Stoddart.
ISBN:	0792855035 9780792855033 0792855337 9780792855330