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The Last September

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The Last September
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NR,1hr 43min
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April 21, 2000
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Trimark Pictures
Synopsis: Love, politics, and class at once bring together and tear apart an extended family in this period drama. In 1920, Ireland is in the midst of a political upheaval, as upper class Anglo-Irish Protestants are driven from the country by the nation's increasingly vocal wishes Irish Catholic majority. Sir Richard Naylor (Michael Gambon) and his wife Lady Myra (Maggie Smith) are wealthy members of the Anglo-Irish aristocracy who slowly realize the life they've known in County Cork is coming to an end. Living ... Full Synopsis
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Like an exquisite ice sculpture, The Last September is beautiful to look at but icy to the touch. Drawn from Elizabeth Bowen's novel, September is impeccably designed and shot and filled with first class performances by a first rate cast. Yet it's so remote and detached that emotional involvement is precluded, which leads to disengagement and disinterest, despite admiration for its many exceptional ... Full Review
Featured Cast
Lady Myra
Sir Richard Naylor
Francie Montmorency
Marda Norton
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