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Evelyn is a 2002 Irish drama film directed by Bruce Beresford and written by Paul Pender, loosely based on the true story of Desmond Doyle and his fight in the Irish courts (December 1955) to be reunited with his children.
- $4,289,509
- Bruce Beresford
- Stephen Endelman
Dec 25, 2002 · Evelyn: Directed by Bruce Beresford. With Sophie Vavasseur, Niall Beagan, Hugh McDonagh, Pierce Brosnan. Desmond's wife leaves him and their 3 kids after Christmas 1953. As he's unemployed in Dublin, the authorities place the kids in orphanages; when he finds a job, he tries to get his kids back.
- Bruce Beresford
- 71
- 2 min
Dec 13, 2002 · We hardly need to be told the movie is "based on a true story." Brosnan plays Desmond Doyle, a drunk and a carpenter, more or less in that order. He has two sons and a daughter.
The events leading up to the Supreme Court's decision were recounted in the book Evelyn: A True Story. The story was also published as Tea and Green Ribbons: A Memoir (2003, Free Press, New York). Her sequel describing the Doyles' life and Evelyn's life after the Supreme Court decision was published as Nothing Green: The Sequel to the ...
Evelyn. Summaries. Desmond's wife leaves him and their 3 kids after Christmas 1953. As he's unemployed in Dublin, the authorities place the kids in orphanages; when he finds a job, he tries to get his kids back. The uplifting movie is based on the true story of the Doyle family in 1950s Ireland.
Dec 13, 2002 · When you hear that the new melodrama ''Evelyn'' is based on a true story about a ragged, determined dad who, abandoned by his wife, fought a brutal law to regain custody of his children --...
Dec 13, 2002 · Audience Member Directed by Bruce Beresford and starring Pierce Brosnan of 'James Bond' fame and Juliana Margulies This true story takes place on Christmas 1955 When the mother of young...
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- Drama
- PG
