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An Everlasting Piece is a 2000 American comedy film directed by Barry Levinson, written by and starring Barry McEvoy. The plot involves two wig salesmen, one Catholic and one Protestant , who live in war-torn Belfast , Northern Ireland , in the mid-1980s.
An Everlasting Piece. Two Irish wig salesmen, one Catholic and one Protestant, grapple with profiting from conflict amidst lucrative rival orders during the Troubles, risking their partnership while navigating dangerous territories and moral dilemmas.
- (1.8K)
- Comedy
- Barry Levinson
- 2001-03-23
The key scene in “An Everlasting Piece” is a conversation between Colm and George as they contemplate selling hairpieces to a roomful of British soldiers who have lost their hair due to stress. Colm, the Catholic, explains to his friend that he welcomes this sale to the enemy as a “gesture,” which he can make although his friend cannot.
Against the turbulent backdrop of Belfast in the 1980's, fellow barbers, Colm, a Catholic, and George, a Protestant, form an unlikely partnership to corner the toupee market in Northern Ireland.
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- Barry Levinson
- R
- Barry Mcevoy
An Everlasting Piece. Summaries. Colm is a Catholic, and George is a poetry-loving Protestant. In Belfast, Northern Ireland in the 1980s, they could have been enemies, but instead, they became business partners.
Dec 27, 2000 · A quaint comedy about two Irish lads, one Catholic, the other Protestant, working as barbers in a Belfast mental institute in the mid-'80s who join forces to become the sole...
In Belfast in the 1980s, they could have been enemies, but instead they became business partners. After persuading a mad wig salesman, known as the Scalper, to sell them his leads, the two embark on a series of house calls. Colin is a Catholic and George is a poetry-loving Protestant.
