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Critics rate it 30 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
A young woman, Tara Maguire (Robin Wright) scandalizes her provincial Irish village in the 1950s by having a baby out of a wedlock, and refusing to name the father. She has a rare beauty and every man in town desires her, especially Sergeant Hegarty (Albert Finney). The arrival of a dramatic troupe stirs things up even more, especially when she falls in love with one f the "Playboys", Tom Casey (Aidan Quinn).
Ratings
IMDb6.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes92%
Critics rate it 30 points higher than audiences do.
23 audience votes
Key crew
- Shane ConnaughtonWriter
- Gillies MacKinnonDirector
- Kerry CrabbeWriter
- Jean-Claude PetitOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Albert FinneyConstable Brendan Hegarty
- Aidan QuinnTom Casey
- Robin WrightTara Maguire
- Milo O'SheaFreddie
- Alan DevlinMalone
- Niamh CusackBrigid Maguire
- Niall BuggyDenzil
- Ian McElhinneyJoe Cassidy
- Stella McCuskerRachel
- Anna Livia RyanVonnie
- Adrian DunbarMick
- Lorcan CranitchRyan / John Joe
Stills
Themes
jealousycircussinloveireland