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The Snapper

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The Snapper
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R,1hr 30min
Genres:
Comedy,Drama
Release:
1993
Director:
Stephen Frears
Distributor:
Miramax
Starring:
Colm Meaney, Tina Kellegher, Ruth McCabe  ...more
Synopsis: The Snapper is Stephen Frears' adaptation of the second book in Roddy Doyle's Barrytown Trilogy. The Curley family is a poor but eccentric and loving Irish family. Oldest daughter Sharon (Tina Kellegher) announces she is pregnant, but refuses to reveal the identity of the father to anyone. Her father, Dessie (Colm Meaney), is supportive, but begins to chafe at the derisive gossip aimed at his family and his daughter. This leads to a confrontation between the two that is, like the rest of the movie, ... Full Synopsis
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Perry Seibert, AMG Review
Roddy Doyle's book The Snapper ends with a very young single mother in the hospital looking at her new baby. The mother makes a noise. Another patient in the room asks her if she is crying. No, she replies, "I'm laughing." The film version perfectly captures the bittersweet tone of the book. Colm Meaney's patriarch embodies the film's attitude. He is full of contradictions: humble, but proud; the king ... Full Review
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Colm Meaney
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