Academy Awards, USA 2000
| Nominated Oscar | Best Music, Original Score John Williams |
Paramount Pictures
Directed by Alan Parker
My rating: 3 stars out of 4
IMDb
(Netflix)
Chronicle of an Irish family living in abject poverty as seen from the point of view of one of their children. His father can not find steady work because of his northern Ireland ancestry, but mostly because of his alcoholism. Eventually he abandons the family for England, leaving his mother to take care of their brood. A bleak mood permeates most of the film, although there is some comic relief later on when the boy reaches his teenage years, however it seems forced and almost out of place. Cinematography by Chris Connier and Michael Seresin creates a vivid atmosphere of the slums of Limerick.
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