Synopsis
The tale of a young Irish Catholic bride who is devastated when her pregnant mother miscarries and dies on her wedding day. The young woman, one of seven children, blames her father’s lust for the death. When her own wedding night arrives she is terrified and refuses to consummate the marriage with her husband. Her parish priest forbids her to accept her doctor’s suggestion that she should use contraception and she is driven to desperate measures.
Ratings
IMDb3.6/10
1 audience votes
Key crew
- Lee DunneScreenplay
- Robert I. HoltScreenplay
- Piers HaggardDirector
Cast
- Tessa WyattMady - Bride
- Dennis WatermanJoe O'Reilly - Groom
- Alexandra BastedoGloria - Girl Friend
- Eddie ByrneTom
- Martin DempseyFather Keegan
- Marie O'DonnellKate
- Pat LaffanDr. Farnum (as Patrick Laffan)
Stills
Themes
wedding night