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17th February 08, 04:18 PM
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Angela's Ashes (1999)
Though a very brief part of the film, who could forget this truely wonderful scene from Angela's Ashes when Frankie is sent to learn Irish step dancing? 
You even get to see a couple lads wearing saffron kilts, and another in green!
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T. E. ("TERRY") HOLMES
proud descendant of the McReynolds/MacRanalds of Ulster & Keppoch, Somerled & Robert the Bruce.
"Ah, here comes the Bold Highlander. No arse in his breeks but too proud to tug his forelock..." Rob Roy (1995)
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17th February 08, 04:33 PM
#2
Nice still, I'm unfamiliar with the film. Did you enjoy it?
Cheers,
Marshal Moroni
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17th February 08, 04:40 PM
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 Originally Posted by Marshal Moroni
Nice still, I'm unfamiliar with the film. Did you enjoy it?
Cheers,
Marshal Moroni
I did, however it's a tough film to watch, very sad story. A wee bit of background (from imbd.com):
Based on the best selling autobiography by Irish expat Frank McCourt, Angela's Ashes follows the experiences of young Frankie and his family as they try against all odds to escape the poverty endemic in the slums of pre-war Limerick. The film opens with the family in Brooklyn, but following the death of one of Frankie's siblings, they return home, only to find the situation there even worse. Prejudice against Frankie's Northern Irish father makes his search for employment in the Republic difficult despite his having fought for the IRA, and when he does find money, he spends the money on drink.
The scene I posted is one of the more light hearted moments 
T. E. ("TERRY") HOLMES
proud descendant of the McReynolds/MacRanalds of Ulster & Keppoch, Somerled & Robert the Bruce.
"Ah, here comes the Bold Highlander. No arse in his breeks but too proud to tug his forelock..." Rob Roy (1995)
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18th February 08, 01:57 AM
#4
It's a hard film to watch but I have the DVD and must dig out that sequence as I must have missed it.
Reverend Earl Trefor the Sublunary of Kesslington under Ox, Venerable Lord Trefor the Unhyphenated of Much Bottom, Sir Trefor the Corpulent of Leighton in the Bucket, Viscount Mcclef the Portable of Kirkby Overblow.
Cymru, Yr Alban, Iwerddon, Cernyw, Ynys Manau a Lydaw am byth! Yng Nghiltiau Ynghyd!
(Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Cornwall, Isle of Man and Brittany forever - united in the Kilts!)
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18th February 08, 02:11 AM
#5
As an aside, Emily Watson (Angela McCourt in the film) also portrayed the mother in the recent film "The Waterhorse".
T. E. ("TERRY") HOLMES
proud descendant of the McReynolds/MacRanalds of Ulster & Keppoch, Somerled & Robert the Bruce.
"Ah, here comes the Bold Highlander. No arse in his breeks but too proud to tug his forelock..." Rob Roy (1995)
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18th February 08, 11:41 AM
#6
Angela's Ashes is truly a roller-coaster story, cycling between hilarious and appalling, and occasionally making a full cycle in less than a single page. I caught only a fraction of the movie on cable, not enough even to figure out who Angela was, so I can't attest to how faithful to McCourt's "memento" it was. But I have read the book and can assure you that if you can harden your heart enough to get through the appalling parts you'll find the story as a whole inspiring.
Incidentally, I was surprised at how well-dressed Frankie is in the photo in post #1. The costumer probably was obliged to work from the screenplay, not the text of the book.
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Do the language laws in Quebec really require you to hire a mime who doesn't speak French if you hire one who doesn't speak English? Could a mime who doesn't speak either fill both roles at the same time? (Thanks to Calvin Trillin.)
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18th February 08, 11:57 AM
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I read the book but passed on the film. It was the best written book I ever hated. It was like a long nightmare when you wake up exhausted.
Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste of death but once. Of all the wonders I yet have heard, it seems to me most strange that men should fear; seeing that death, a necessary end, will come when it will come. --William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar
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