Drama · Ireland · 1998 · 1h 36m

Dancing at Lughnasa

Dancing at Lughnasa poster
Director
Pat O'Connor
Cast
Meryl Streep as Kate Mundy Catherine McCormack as Christina 'Chrissy' Mundy Brid Brennan as Agnes 'Aggie' Mundy Kathy Burke as Margaret 'Maggie' Mundy Sophie Thompson as Rose 'Rosie' Mundy Michael Gambon as Father Jack Mundy
Crew
Kenneth MacMillan — Director of Photography Humphrey Dixon — Editor Bill Whelan — Original Music Composer Frank McGuinness — Screenplay Noel Pearson — Producer Mark Geraghty — Production Design
Tagline

Five sisters embrace the spirit of a people.

Synopsis

Five unmarried sisters make the most of their simple existence in rural Ireland in the 1930s.

Trailer Dancing at Lughnasa — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
sibling relationshipnarrationdementiabased on play or musicalsisterslice of liferural areamotorcycleirelandcatholic priestspinsters1930s
Key Collaborators
Pat O'Connor Director Kenneth MacMillan Director of Photography Humphrey Dixon Editor Bill Whelan Original Music Composer Frank McGuinness Screenplay Noel Pearson Producer Mark Geraghty Production Design
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