The Last September (1998)
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42% of critics liked it
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37% of users liked it
(766 ratings)
Love, politics, and class at once bring together and tear apart an extended family in this period drama. In 1920, Ireland is in the midst of a political upheaval, as upper class Anglo-Irish Protestants are driven from the country by the nation's increasingly vocal wishes Irish Catholic majority.… More Love, politics, and class at once bring together and tear apart an extended family in this period drama. In 1920, Ireland is in the midst of a political upheaval, as upper class Anglo-Irish Protestants are driven from the country by the nation's increasingly vocal wishes Irish Catholic majority. Sir Richard Naylor (Michael Gambon) and his wife Lady Myra (Maggie Smith) are wealthy members of the Anglo-Irish aristocracy who slowly realize the life they've known in County Cork is coming to an end. Living with the Naylors are their financially-embarrassed friends Hugo and Francie Montmorency (Lambert Wilson and Jane Birkin); Marda Norton (Fiona Shaw), another friend who was one involved with Hugo; their nephew Laurence (Jonathan Slinger), a student at Oxford; and their niece Lois (Keeley Hawes). Lois is infatuated with Gerald (David Tennat), a British officer helping to mind the Naylors' property, though Myra believes he's beneath Lois' station; however, she's also keenly attracted to Connolly (Gary Lydon), an IRA soldier who is hiding in a mill on the estate. The Last September was based on the novel by Elizabeth Bowen. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Deborah Warner
- Written By
- John Banville
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
R,
- In Theaters
- Apr 21, 2000 Wide
- Studio
- Trimark
Critic Reviews
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Frank Swietek, One Guy's Opinion
Expends so much effort looking good and creating a dreamy atmosphere that its makers seem not to care about maintaining narrative coherence or building emotional resonance.
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Michael Dequina, TheMovieReport.com
Slow, stately, and boring.
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Jeffrey M. Anderson, San Francisco Examiner
Absolutely dreadful -- boring, boring, boring.
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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice
An entrancing film about yearning.
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Cast
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Maggie Smith
as Lady Myra
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Michael Gambon
as Sir Richard Naylor
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Jane Birkin
as Francie Montmorency
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Fiona Shaw
as Marda Norton
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Lambert Wilson
as Hugo Montmorency
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David Tennant
as Capt. Gerald Colthurst
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Richard Roxburgh
as Daventry
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Keeley Hawes
as Lois Farquar
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Gary Lydon
as Peter Connolly
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Jonathan Slinger
as Laurence Carstairs
