Angela's Ashes (1999)
- Starring:
- Emily Watson, Robert Carlyle, (more)
- Director(s):
- Alan Parker
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
- Category:
- Drama
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Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning memoir by Frank McCourt, Angela's Ashes is an alternately funny and heartbreaking look at growing up in Ireland. Born in Brooklyn, NY, young Frank (Joe Breen) moves at an early age to Limerick, Ireland, with his parents Angela (Emily Watson) and Malachy (Robert Carlyle), who have been unable to support their family in America and are hoping for better prospects in their home country. But things hardly improve once they settle in Limerick; as McCourt puts it, "Worse than the ordinary miserable childhood is the miserable Irish childhood. Worse yet is the miserable Irish Catholic childhood." Illness and death are commonplace in Limerick, and Malachy's drinking and inability to hold a job make matters worse. Angela's Ashes was directed by Alan Parker, who previously looked at Irish life in The Commitments (1991); Laura Jones wrote the screenplay. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 145 mins
Complete Cast:
- Emily Watson - Angela McCourt
- Joe Breen - Young Frank
- Michael Legge - Older Frank
- Pauline McLynn - Aunt Aggie
- Eanna Mac Liam - Uncle Pat
- Robert Carlyle - Malachy McCourt
- Ciaran Owens - Middle Frank
- Ronnie Masterson - Grandma Sheehan
- Liam Carney - Uncle Pa Keating
- Andrew Bennett - Narrator
- Director(s):
- Alan Parker
- Writer(s):
- Alan Parker, Laura Jones
- Producer(s):
- David Brown, Alan Parker, Scott Rudin
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Adult Language, Sexual Situations)
- Categories:
- Drama
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