The Last September Movie Review 1999

Danielstown is an Anglo-Irish estate located in County Cork in 1920--just four years after the Irish rebellion of 1916. Sir Richard (Gambon) and his wife, Lady Myra (Smith), have a houseful of guests, including Richard's overly romantic young niece Lois (Hawes), who's flirting with British officer, Gerald Colthurst (Tennant). But Lois has also taken to frequently visiting an old mill--where Irish guerilla fighter Peter (Lydon) is hiding out. Based on the novel by Elizabeth Bowen; first-time film director Warner is best known for her long career in the theatre.

Distribution

CinemaNow, 4553 Glencoe Ave., Ste. 200, Marina Del Rey, CA 90292, URL: http://www.cinemanow.com, Remarks: Formerly known as Lions Gate Home Entertainment

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 103 minutes.
Originally from Irish, British, French.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Ireland, Period Piece: 1920s, Family Ties, Military: Foreign

Screenplay

John Banville

Cast

Maggie Smith, Michael Gambon, Keeley Hawes, David Tennant, Gary Lydon, Fiona Shaw, Lambert Wilson, Jane Birkin, Jonathan Slinger, Richard Roxburgh

Cinematography

Slawomir Idziak

Director

Deborah Warner

Music

Zbigniew Preisner

Producer

Trimark Pictures