The Ballroom of Romance (1982)
- Directed by
- Pat O'Connor
- Genre
- drama film, romance film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 52 min
- Rating
- 7.4 of 10 from 5 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
Set in rural Ireland, this film follows a lonely woman in her thirties who goes to a local dance hall every week. She hopes to find a husband but faces the reality of limited choices and the passage of time.
romanticmelancholichopefulquietrealisticnostalgiclonelytender
What happens
The Ballroom of Romance is a British-Irish 1982 television film directed by Pat O'Connor based on a short story by William Trevor. It won the British Academy Television Award for Best Single Drama. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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