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A Man of No Importance (1994)

1994-12-24 · 1h 39m · EN
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An extraordinary tale of an ordinary hero

Alfie Byrne is a middle-aged bus conductor in Dublin in 1963. He would appear to live a life of quiet desperation: he's gay, but firmly closeted, and his sister is always trying to find him "the right girl". His passion is Oscar Wilde, his hobby is putting on amateur theatre productions in the local church hall. We follow him as he struggles with temptation, friendship, disapproval, and the conservative yet oddly lyrical world of Ireland in the early 1960s.

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Suri KrishnammaDirector
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Albert FinneyAlbert FinneyAlfred ByrneBrenda FrickerBrenda FrickerLily ByrneMichael GambonMichael GambonIvor J. CarneyTara FitzgeraldTara FitzgeraldAdele RiceRufus SewellRufus SewellRobbie FayPatrick MalahidePatrick MalahideInspector CarsonDavid KellyDavid KellyChristy WardMick LallyMick LallyFather Ignatius KennyAnna ManahanAnna ManahanMrs GraceJoe PilkingtonJoe PilkingtonErnie LallyBrendan ConroyBrendan ConroyRasher FlynnJoan O'HaraJoan O'HaraMrs Crowe

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FriendshipTheaterGayIrelandGay themeDublin, irelandMiddle age

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Genre affinityComedy · DramaTheme affinityFriendship · Theater · GayDialogue densityComedy · DramaDirector preference326847Actor preference28228 · 16685 · 80742Country preferenceIe

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What is A Man of No Importance about?

Alfie Byrne is a middle-aged bus conductor in Dublin in 1963. He would appear to live a life of quiet desperation: he's gay, but firmly closeted, and his sister is always trying to find him "the right girl". His passion is Oscar Wilde, his hobby is putting on amateur theatre productions in the local church hall. We follow him as he struggles with temptation, friendship, disapproval, and the conservative yet oddly lyrical world of Ireland in the early 1960s.

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A Man of No Importance has a runtime of 99 minutes.

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