Dance to freedom
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Dance to freedom |
| Original title | Dancing at Lughnasa |
| Country of production | USA , UK , Ireland |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1998 |
| length | 95 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 6 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Pat O'Connor |
| script | Frank McGuinness |
| production | Noel Pearson |
| music | Bill Whelan |
| camera | Kenneth MacMillan |
| cut | Humphrey Dixon |
| occupation | |
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Tanz in die Freiheit (Alternative title: A summer and a night ; Original title: Dancing at Lughnasa ) is an American - British - Irish drama from 1998 . Directed by Pat O'Connor , the screenplay was written by Frank McGuinness based on a play by Brian Friel .
action
The action takes place in Ireland in 1936 and is told from the perspective of Michael Mundy, who was a little boy at the time. His mother Christina Mundy and her unmarried sisters Kate, Margaret, Rose and Agnes live together on an estate. Only Kate has a good job teaching, while Christina and Margaret are unemployed.
The brother of the five women, Jack, is a priest. He is returning from a mission in Africa where he spent 25 years. Michael's father Gerry Evans comes to visit and proposes to Christina. He announces that he has volunteered for action in the Spanish Civil War . Evans travels to Spain, is wounded a little later and dies.
Reviews
The lexicon of international films wrote that the film was "remarkably undramatic" and cast "a wistful look back at happiness and loss of family cohesion" . He was "played and photographed brilliantly" .
Cinema magazine wrote that the film was "a little too slick" .
Awards
Pat O'Connor was nominated for the Golden Lion of the Venice International Film Festival in 1998 . Kathy Burke was nominated for the Golden Satellite Award in 1999. Darrell Johnston was nominated for the Young Artist Award in 1999.
Brid Brennan won the Irish Film and Television Award in 1999 . Meryl Streep, Frank McGuinness, Kenneth MacMillan and Best Feature Film were nominated for the same award.
backgrounds
The film was shot in Ireland . Its world premiere took place on September 4, 1998 at the Telluride Film Festival . On September 12, 1998, it was shown at the Toronto International Film Festival , which was followed by several other film festivals. On 13 November 1998, he was released in the USA, in which he approximately 2.3 million dollars grossed. In British cinemas from December 4, 1998, the film grossed around 513 thousand pounds sterling .
Web links
- Dance to freedom in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Dance to freedom at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Dance to Freedom in the Lexicon of International Films , accessed on May 27, 2008
- ↑ Cinema , accessed May 27, 2008
- ^ Filming locations for Dancing at Lughnasa , accessed May 27, 2008
- ↑ Release dates for Dancing at Lughnasa , accessed May 27, 2008
- ^ Box office / business for Dancing at Lughnasa , accessed May 27, 2008