The Playboys (1992)

Directed by

Gillies MacKinnon

Genre

drama film, romance film

Country

United States, Ireland

Runtime

1h 48m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 23 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

In 1950s rural Ireland, an unwed mother lives with her strict family. When a traveling theater troupe arrives in her village, their presence starts to change her life.

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What happens

The Playboys is a 1992 Irish film directed by Gillies MacKinnon and starring Albert Finney, Aidan Quinn and Robin Wright. The plot follows an unwed young mother whose life is transformed with the arrival of a travelling troupe of actors to her Irish village. The script was written by Shane Connaughton, an Oscar nominee for My Left Foot. The film was shot in his native village Redhills, in County Cavan, Ireland. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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