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A Man of No Importance (1994)

A Man of No Importance (1994)

Drama Comedy

An extraordinary tale of an ordinary hero

Release Date: 1994, December 24
Directors: Suri Krishnamma
Countries: United Kingdom, Ireland
Production: Majestic Films International, Majestic Films International, BBC Film, BBC Film, Little Bird, Little Bird
Cast: Michael Gambon, Vincent Walsh, David Kelly, Albert Finney, Tara Fitzgerald, Jimmy Keogh, Joe Savino, Brenda Fricker, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Rufus Sewell, Patrick Malahide, Mick Lally

Overview:

Alfie Byrne is a middle-aged bus conductor in Dublin in 1963. He would appear to live a life of quiet desperation: he's gay, but firmly closeted, and his sister is always trying to find him "the right girl". His passion is Oscar Wilde, his hobby is putting on amateur theatre productions in the local church hall. We follow him as he struggles with temptation, friendship, disapproval, and the conservative yet oddly lyrical world of Ireland in the early 1960s.

Keywords:

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