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May 7, 1999 (Friday) at 7:30 p.m. (Irish, 1984, 102 minutes, color, 16 mm) Directed by Pat O'Connor Starring Helen Mirren, John Lynch, Donal McCann |
This bleak but beautiful love story is set amidst Northern Ireland's Catholic/Protestant conflict. A young Catholic boy falls in love with the widow (played by Helen Mirren) of a policeman, despite his IRA involvement with her husband's murder. Mirren received the Best Actress Award at the 1984 Cannes Film Festival for her role.