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The Last September. The Last September is a 1929 novel by the Anglo-Irish writer Elizabeth Bowen, concerning life in Danielstown, Cork during the Irish War of Independence, at a country mansion. John Banville wrote a screenplay based on the novel; the film adaptation was released in 1999.
- Elizabeth Bowen
- 1929
Apr 28, 2000 · The Last September: Directed by Deborah Warner. With Michael Gambon, Tom Hickey, Keeley Hawes, David Tennant. In the heart of a young woman, lies a secret that divides a nation.
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- 2000-04-28
The Last September is a 1999 British drama film directed by Deborah Warner and produced by Yvonne Thunder from a screenplay by John Banville. It is based on the 1929 novel of the same name by Elizabeth Bowen. The film stars an ensemble cast, which includes Maggie Smith, Michael Gambon, Keeley Hawes, David Tennant and Lambert Wilson.
3.45. 3,278 ratings372 reviews. The Last September is Elizabeth Bowen's portrait of a young woman's coming of age in a brutalized time and place, where the ordinariness of life floats like music over the impending doom of history.
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Deborah Warner's "The Last September" is set during the next act of the decline of the Anglo-Irish. It takes place in 1920 in County Cork, where Sir Richard Naylor and his wife, Lady Myra, preside over houseguests who uneasily try to enjoy themselves while the tide of Irish republicanism rises all around them.
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R. Historical · Drama · Romance. This video is currently unavailable. to watch in your location. Maggie Smith, Michael Gambon, and David Tennant star in this adaptation of Elizabeth Bowen's acclaimed novel, which charts the twilight of the Anglo-Irish gentry amid the political uprisings of the 1920s.
Summaries. In the heart of a young woman, lies a secret that divides a nation. In 1920s Ireland, an elderly couple resides over a tired country estate. Living with them are their high-spirited niece, their Oxford-student nephew, and married houseguests, who are trying to cover up that they are presently homeless.
