The Blackwater Lightship
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | The Blackwater Lightship |
| Original title | The Blackwater Lightship |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2004 |
| length | 120 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | John Erman |
| script | Shane Connaughton |
| production |
John Erman , Heather Ogilvie |
| music | John Morris |
| camera | Tony Imi |
| cut | William Henry |
| occupation | |
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The Blackwater Lightship is an American television film directed by John Erman based on the book of the same name by Colm Tóibín .
action
The story takes place in Ireland in the early 1990s. At the beginning of the summer vacation, the school principal Helen learns that her brother is in the terminal stages of AIDS . In order to make the last days of his life as pleasant as possible for Declan, Helen wants him to have his entire family around him. The three generations of the family have drifted apart in the last few years and hardly seen. But for Declan's sake everyone comes to the old house on the Wexford coast and looks after him. Living together again turns out to be difficult, but the shared mourning for the dying brother, son or grandson brings the three women closer together again.
background
Dianne Wiest received an award for best actress in a television film for her portrayal at the Satellite Awards 2004 .
literature
- Colm Tóibín: The Blackwater lightship . dtv , 2005, ISBN 3-423-13355-4 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Angela Lansbury, Dianne Wiest star in The Blackwater Lightship for Hallmark. (No longer available online.) In: highbeam.com. Archived from the original on November 30, 2015 ; Retrieved October 14, 2009 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Web links
- The Blackwater Lightship in the Internet Movie Database (English)