Angela's Ashes
- Released
- 01/01/2002
- Film and TV Genre
- Drama, General
- Video Format
- PAL
- DVD Region
- 2 (will only play on Region 2 and Multi-Region DVD players)
Description
ANGELA'S ASHES is the true story of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Frank McCourt (played at various ages by Joe Breen, Ciaran Owens, and Michael Legge), whose personal memoir became a worldwide phenomenon. When eldest son Frank's baby sister dies and father Malachy (Robert Carlyle) can find no work, the McCourt family is forced to leave America and return to their native Ireland, where conditions are even more destitute than in Brooklyn. Malachy's northern accent is frowned upon in Limerick, keeping him on welfare and the family living in poverty. Things turn even more sour when two more children die and Malachy leaves the family to go to work (or, better yet, drink) in England. He never returns. Frank struggles through the poverty and his new role as man of the house, but throughout the seeming hopelessness his dream of traveling to America keeps him determined and optimistic. The three little-known actors playing Frank are impressive, and Emily Watson gives a quiet, impassioned performance as Frank's mother, Angela. Michael Seresin's photography underscores the deft direction of Alan Parker (THE COMMITMENTS, EVITA), infusing the story with beauty even at its most desperate moments. Includes book.
Plot Synopsis
Based on the autobiography by Frank McCourt, this drama tells the story of Frank's life as a child growing up in Limerick in the 1930s.
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Product Details
- Actors
- Director
- Alan Parker
- Year of release
- 1999
- Tags
- Audio Format
- Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
- Dolby Digital 5.1 - English, French
- English Audio Commentary Dolby Digital
- Stereo Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
- Disc Features
- Featurette
- Interactive Menus
- Scene Selection
- Theatrical Trailer
- Book
- Anamorphic
- Aspect Ratio
- 1.85:1
- 1.85 Wide Screen
- Film Format
- Anamorphic
- Media Format
- DVD-Video
- Film Rating (Australia)
- MA15+
- Number of Discs
- 1
- Film Rating (UK)
- 15
- Run Time (minutes)
- 145
- Cast & Crew
- Frank McCourt (Author)
- John Williams (Composer)
- Consolata Boyle (Costume Designer)
- Michael Seresin (Director of Photography)
- Alan Parker (Producer)
- David Brown (Producer)
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Additional Information
- Behindthescenesfeaturette
- Contains sex and nudity
