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Angela's Ashes. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir is a 1996 memoir by the Irish-American author Frank McCourt, with various anecdotes and stories of his childhood. The book details his early childhood in Brooklyn, New York, but focuses primarily on his life in Limerick, Ireland.
- Frank McCourt
- Ireland
- 1996
- English
Angela's Ashes is a 1999 drama film based on the memoir of the same name by Frank McCourt.An international co-production between the United States, the United Kingdom and Ireland, it was co-written and directed by Alan Parker, and stars Emily Watson, Robert Carlyle, Joe Breen, Ciaran Owens, and Michael Legge, the latter three playing the Young, Middle, and Older Frank McCourt, respectively.
- Laura Jones, Alan Parker
Jan 21, 2000 · Angela's Ashes: Directed by Alan Parker. With Emily Watson, Robert Carlyle, Joe Breen, Ciaran Owens. An Irish Catholic family returns to 1930s Limerick after a child's death in America.
- Alan Parker
- 171
- 2 min
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Jan 21, 2000 · In 1935 when it is more common for Irish families to leave their famine-stricken country for America, the impoverished McCourt family does the reverse. Following the sudden death of her 7-week-old ...
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- Alan Parker
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- Emily Watson
Synopsis. Five-year-old Francis "Frankie" McCourt (Joe Breen), born in 1930, is the eldest child of Irish immigrants Malachy (Robert Carlyle) and Angela (Emily Watson). Frankie and his brothers (Malachy Jr., a year younger, and two-year-old twins Oliver and Eugene) were all American-born, and the family resides in a small apartment in Brooklyn.
Angela’s Ashes: A Memoir is an autobiographical work by Frank McCourt that was first published in 1996. McCourt describes his harrowing experiences as a young boy in Limerick, Ireland, in the 1930s and 1940s. At the center of the story is McCourt’s mother, Angela, who despite constant poverty, a criminally irresponsible husband, and the ...
