Product Information
Based on the autobiography by Frank McCourt, this drama tells the story of Frank's life as a child growing up in Limerick in the 1930s.Product Identifiers
ProducerDavid Brown, Alan Parker, Scott Rudin
EAN5050582036459
eBay Product ID (ePID)3944605
Product Key Features
ActorEmily Watson, Ciaran Owens, Eanna Macliam, Pauline Mclynn, Joe Breen, Liam Carney, Michael Legge, Ronnie Masterson, Robert Carlyle
Film/TV TitleAngela's Ashes
DirectorAlan Parker
LanguageEnglish
Subtitle LanguageEnglish
Run Time145 Mins
Aspect Ratio1.85 Wide Screen
Release Year2005
FormatDVD
Features2 Trailers\Featurette\Commentaries\Interviews\Filmographies, Widescreen, With Subtitles
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs1
Certificate15
ComposerJohn Williams
Costume DesignerConsolata Boyle
Dubbing LanguagesGerman
Sound sourceDolby Digital 5.1
Director of PhotographyMichael Seresin
Production DesignerGeoffrey Kirkland
Additional InformationANGELA'S ASHES is the true story of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Frank McCourt (played at various ages by Joe Breen, Ciaran Owens, and Michael Legge), whose personal memoir became a worldwide phenomenon. When eldest son Frank's baby sister dies and father Malachy (Robert Carlyle) can find no work, the McCourt family is forced to leave America and return to their native Ireland, where conditions are even more destitute than in Brooklyn. Malachy's northern accent is frowned upon in Limerick, keeping him on welfare and the family living in poverty. Things turn even more sour when two more children die and Malachy leaves the family to go to work (or, better yet, drink) in England. He never returns. Frank struggles through the poverty and his new role as man of the house, but throughout the seeming hopelessness his dream of traveling to America keeps him determined and optimistic. The three little-known actors playing Frank are impressive, and Emily Watson gives a quiet, impassioned performance as Frank's mother, Angela. Michael Seresin's photography underscores the deft direction of Alan Parker (THE COMMITMENTS, EVITA), infusing the story with beauty even at its most desperate moments.
ReviewsSight and Sound - ...Beautifully crafted....ANGELA'S ASHES is amazingly faithful to its source material..., Movieline - ...Well-crafted and touching...
ScreenwriterLaura Jones, Alan Parker
AuthorFrank McCourt
Format DescriptionDVD 9
EditorGerry Hambling
Movie/TV TitleAngela's Ashes
NarratorAndrew Bennett