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The Last September (1999)

The Last September poster
Directed by
Deborah Warner
Genre
drama, romance
Country
United Kingdom, France, Ireland
Runtime
1h 43m
Rating
5.2 of 10 from 15 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In 1920s Ireland, a young woman stays with her Anglo-Irish aunt and uncle at their country estate. The family faces the end of their way of life as political tensions rise around them.

melancholicslow-burnatmosphericintimateelegiacbittersweetrestrainednostalgic

What happens

The Last September is a 1999 British drama film directed by Deborah Warner and produced by Yvonne Thunder from a screenplay by John Banville. It is based on the 1929 novel of the same name by Elizabeth Bowen. The film stars an ensemble cast, which includes Maggie Smith, Michael Gambon, Keeley Hawes, David Tennant and Lambert Wilson. It was filmed in Dowth Hall, County Meath along the banks of the River Boyne. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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