Watson, Emily, 1967-
Carlyle, Robert, 1961-
Parker, Alan, 1944-2020-
Jones, Laura, 1951-
Rudin, Scott, 1958-
Brown, David, 1916-2010.
McCourt, Frank.
Universal Pictures International.
Dirty Hands Productions.
Young Frank McCourt lives a rough life in Depression-era Ireland, where his family scrapes out a meager existence. His cheery outlook on life and his mother's love help him to reach his goal of life in America.
MPAA rating: R.
11-adult FMD.
Based upon the book by Frank McCourt.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1999.
Includes trailers, featurette, cast & crew interviews, commentary with author Frank McCourt, and commentary with director Alan Parker.
"Widescreen version enhanced for 16 x 9"--Container.
Widescreen format.
1 videodisc (145 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Film adaptations.
McCourt, Frank-Drama.
Families -- Drama.
Ireland -- Drama.
Paramount Home Video,
Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount Home Video, 2000, c1999.
DVD ANGELAS
Story of Frank McCourt & his family in 1930's Ireland. 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.
Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning memoir by Frank McCourt, Angela's Ashes is an alternately funny and heartbreaking look at growing up in Ireland. Born in Brooklyn, NY, young Frank (Joe Breen) moves at an early age to Limerick, Ireland, with his parents Angela (Emily Watson) and Malachy (Robert Carlyle), who have been unable to support their family in America and are hoping for better prospects in their home country. But things hardly improve once they settle in Limerick; as McCourt puts it, "Worse than the ordinary miserable childhood is the miserable Irish childhood. Worse yet is the miserable Irish Catholic childhood." Illness and death are commonplace in Limerick, and Malachy's drinking and inability to hold a job make matters worse. Angela's Ashes was directed by Alan Parker, who previously looked at Irish life in The Commitments (1991); Laura Jones wrote the screenplay. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi