Pierce Brosnan
Desmond Doyle
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Plot. Nine-year-old Evelyn Doyle and her two brothers, Maurice and Dermot, are left motherless when their mother leaves their drunkard, out-of-work father Desmond Doyle. When Desmond's mother-in-law reports the situation to the authorities, a judge decrees that the children are prohibited by law from being left in a broken home; they are placed ...
- $4,289,509
- Bruce Beresford
- Stephen Endelman
Dec 13, 2002 · Before settling into the rhythms of a courtroom drama, the movie takes a look at the conditions in the orphanage where Evelyn (the fetching Sophie Vavasseur) is being cared for. It apparently contains only two staff members: the fearsome, strict and cruel Sister Brigid (Andrea Irvine), and the sweet, gentle Sister Felicity (Karen Ardiff).
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 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
- 2 min
Dec 13, 2002 · Synopsis When the mother of young Evelyn Doyle (Sophie Vavasseur) abandons her family, her devastated father Desmond (Pierce Brosnan), is left to care for Evelyn and her brothers on his own...
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- Bruce Beresford
- PG
- Pierce Brosnan
EVELYN (pronounced "EEv-lin") is an intensely personal film by award-winning documentarian Orlando von Einsiedel, made in his attempt to give himself and his remaining family a setting in which to talk about what they've avoided for 13 years: the suicide of his younger brother Evelyn. His divorced parents individually join Orlando and his ...
Sep 25, 2002 · Evelyn Ireland-U.K. Production: A United Artists release (in U.S.), in association with First Look Media and Cinerenta, of an Irish DreamTime production. (International sales: Overseas Film Group ...
