A penniless middle-aged spinster scrapes by giving piano lessons in the Dublin of the 1950s. She makes a sad last bid for love with a fellow resident of her rundown boarding house, who imagines she has the money to bankroll the business he hopes to open.
Directed by Jack Clayton
hotel
based on novel or book
despair
dublin, ireland
loneliness
boarding house
spinster
piano
1950s
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.5 / 5
Cast
Maggie Smith
Judith Hearne
Bob Hoskins
James Madden
Wendy Hiller
Aunt D'Arcy
Marie Kean
Mrs. Rice
Ian McNeice
Bernard Rice
Prunella Scales
Moira O'Neill
Sheila Reid
Mrs Friel
Niall Buggy
Mr Lenehan
Veronica Quilligan
Mrs Mullen
Leonard Maguire
Dr Bowe
Catherine Cusack
Una O'Neill
Peter Gilmore
Kevin O'Neill
Crew
Jack Clayton
Director
Peter Nelson
Screenplay
Georges Delerue
Original Music Composer
Terry Rawlings
Editor
George Harrison
Producer
Brian Moore
Novel
Popular Reviews
4 reviews
carter canfield
7.0★ · 09/18/23
This is the Irish equivalent of Pride and Prejudice, so naturally it’s sad and miserable all the time
This is the Irish equivalent of Pride and Prejudice, so naturally it’s sad and miserable all the time
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Ori
7.0★ · 02/04/25
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Tucker Clement
6.0★ · 10/31/18
55/100
the scene where Maggie Smith gets drunk the first time was jaw-droppingly good
the rest of the movie was pretty eh
55/100
the scene where Maggie Smith gets drunk the first time was jaw-droppingly good
the rest of the movie was pretty eh
ingrid
6.0★ · 10/05/20
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