The Last September (1999)
Directed by Deborah Warner

Drama / History / Romance

Film Synopsis

County Cork, Ireland, 1920. As the Irish War of Independence rages around them, Sir Richard and Lady Naylor continue to enjoy a harmonious and comfortable life on their vast country estate, in the company of their niece Lois, nephew Laurence and various houseguests. Lois is amusing herself with a tentative romance with a British officer when she is reacquainted with a childhood friend, who is in hiding after killing a solider...

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Film Credits

Director: Deborah Warner
Script: Elizabeth Bowen (novel), John Banville
Cinematographer: Slawomir Idziak
Music: Zbigniew Preisner
Cast: Michael Gambon (Sir Richard Naylor), Tom Hickey (O'Brien), Keeley Hawes (Lois Farquar), David Tennant (Captain Gerald Colthurst), Richard Roxburgh (Captain Daventry), Gary Lydon (Peter Connolly), Maggie Smith (Lady Myra Naylor), Maeve Kearney (Maid 1), Lambert Wilson (Hugo Montmorency), Jane Birkin (Francie Montmorency), Jonathan Slinger (Laurence Carstairs), Francine Mulrooney (Maid 2), Fiona Shaw (Marda Norton), Emily Nagle (Livvy Connolly), Catherine Walsh (Doreen Hartigan), Bernie Downes (Nora Hartigan), Mikel Murfi (Sergeant Wilson), Arthur Riordan (Black and Tan soldier), Kieran Aherne (Daniel Connolly), Myles Horgan (Postman)
Country: France / UK / Ireland
Language: English
Support: Color
Runtime: 103 min

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