Evelyn (2002)
- Directed by
- Bruce Beresford
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Germany, United Kingdom, United States, Ireland
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Rated
- PG
- Rating
- 6.4 of 10 from 113 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.
How it feels
A widowed father in 1950s Ireland fights the Irish courts to regain custody of his three children after they are taken from him due to poverty. He gathers support from friends and a lawyer to argue his case for his family to be reunited.
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What happens
Evelyn is a 2002 Irish drama film directed by Bruce Beresford and written by Paul Pender, loosely based on the true story of Desmond Doyle and his fight in the Irish courts (December 1955) to be reunited with his children. The film stars Sophie Vavasseur in the title role, Pierce Brosnan as her father and Aidan Quinn, Julianna Margulies, Stephen Rea, and Alan Bates as supporters to Doyle's case. The film had a limited release in the United States, starting on December 13, 2002 and was later followed by the United Kingdom release on March 21, 2003. The film was produced by Brosnan's own production company, Irish DreamTime, and others. It opened to positive reviews. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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