It's 1904 Dublin. Miss Furlong, Miss O'Callaghan, and Miss Higgins arrive to a reunion with their teacher Mary Jane. It is the annual Christmas party thrown by Mary Jane's two spinster aunts Julia Morkan and Kate Morkan. There is the aunts' nephew Gabriel Conroy with his wife Gretta (Anjelica Huston). He is confronted by Irish nationalist Molly Ivors. Lily is the maid. There is Gabriel's drunken friend Freddy Malins and his mother.
This is John Huston's last film posthumously released. I do wonder if that influenced all the awards given to this cinematic legend's final effort. It is a movie from another era of another era. It follows many characters in the night and there are some compelling moments. It is literary in nature based on the James Joyce story. It's a well-acted intriguing 'play' on the screen.
This is John Huston's last film posthumously released. I do wonder if that influenced all the awards given to this cinematic legend's final effort. It is a movie from another era of another era. It follows many characters in the night and there are some compelling moments. It is literary in nature based on the James Joyce story. It's a well-acted intriguing 'play' on the screen.