“Five sisters embrace the spirit of a people.”
Dancing at Lughnasa
6.0
54 votes·1998
·1h 36m
·MovieDrama
Overview
Five unmarried sisters make the most of their simple existence in rural Ireland in the 1930s.
Keywords
sibling relationshipnarrationdementiabased on play or musicalsisterslice of liferural areamotorcycleirelandcatholic priestspinsters1930s
Cast
Meryl Streep
Kate Mundy
Catherine McCormack
Christina 'Chrissy' Mundy
Brid Brennan
Agnes 'Aggie' Mundy
Kathy Burke
Margaret 'Maggie' Mundy
Sophie Thompson
Rose 'Rosie' Mundy
Michael Gambon
Father Jack Mundy
Rhys Ifans
Gerry Evans
Lorcan Cranitch
Danny Bradley
Darrell Johnston
Michael 'Mike' Mundy
John Kavanagh
Father Carlin
Marie Mullen
Vera McLoughlin
Dawn Bradfield
Sophie McLoughlin
Peter Gowen
Austin Morgan
Kate O'Toole
Chemist
Gerard McSorley
Narration
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