Dancing at Lughnasa

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Dancing at Lughnasa

PG,

1998,

1h 32m,

Drama

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60%

35 Reviews

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2,500+ Ratings

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58%

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2,500+ Ratings

Kate Mundy (Meryl Streep) is the eldest of five sisters living together in a small house in Ireland in 1936. The only one with a steady job, Kate oversees the various conflicting personalities. Though none of the women is married, Christina (Catherine McCormack) has a young son named Michael. The household works well in its fashion, but after the sisters' addle-minded brother, Jack (Michael Gambon), shows up, then Michael's father, Gerry (Rhys Ifans), things are unlikely to stay the same.

Terry Lawson

Detroit Free Press

Jan 5, 2023

2/4

Dancing at Lughnasa seems unfinished, and its tragedy is diluted and diminished. This is a pity considering the extremely high quality of the performances.

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Stanley Kauffmann

The New Republic

Jan 1, 2000

Friel apart, the making of the film is impressive. In addition to Streep, her sisters are as vital as the script allows.

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Jan 1, 2000

2.5/4

It is all memory and no drama. Onstage, they dance, and they are dancing now. On film, somehow, they are dancing then. It is not enough.

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Sara Wildberger

Miami Herald

Jan 5, 2023

2/4

[These] are a lot of characters to squeeze into a 94-minute movie, especially one that seems compelled to include lots of travelogue-style scenery. Moments that must in the theater have glowered with magic here become drearily obvious.

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Barbara Shulgasser

Common Sense Media

Jan 24, 2020

2/5

Play-based historical drama has mature themes.

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Michael Dequina

TheMovieReport.com

Jan 12, 2007

2.5/4

Soapy melodrama masquerading as high art.

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Meryl Streep

Kate 'Kit' Mundy

Michael Gambon

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Catherine McCormack

Christina Mundy

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Synopsis

Kate Mundy (Meryl Streep) is the eldest of five sisters living together in a small house in Ireland in 1936. The only one with a steady job, Kate oversees the various conflicting personalities. Though none of the women is married, Christina (Catherine McCormack) has a young son named Michael. The household works well in its fashion, but after the sisters' addle-minded brother, Jack (Michael Gambon), shows up, then Michael's father, Gerry (Rhys Ifans), things are unlikely to stay the same.

Director: Pat O'Connor
Producer: Noel Pearson
Screenwriter: Frank McGuinness
Distributor: Sony Pictures Classics
Production Co: Capitol Films, Channel Four Films
Rating: PG
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 12, 1998, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 1, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $2.3M
Runtime: 1h 32m
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby Digital

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