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Dancing at Lughnasa (1998)

★ 6.3PG95 minDirector: Pat O'Connor

1998 Irish film

Dancing at Lughnasa is a 1998 Irish-British-American period drama film adapted from the 1990 Brian Friel play Dancing at Lughnasa, directed by Pat O'Connor.

The film competed in the Venice Film Festival of 1998. It won an Irish Film and Television Award for Best Actor in a Female Role by Brid Brennan. It was also nominated for six other awards, including the Irish Film and Television Award for Best Feature Film and the Best Actress Award for Meryl Streep.

Plot summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What is Dancing at Lughnasa about?
Dancing at Lughnasa (1998) — A young boy tells the story of growing up in a fatherless home with his unmarried mother and four spinster aunts in 1930s Ireland. Five women different in temperament and capability from one another form a firm emotional support system for one another (reluctantly at times), with
Is Dancing at Lughnasa based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is Dancing at Lughnasa scary?
Content rating: PG. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.
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