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The Last September (1999)

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Reviews Counted:22

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Average Rating:5.4/10

Runtime: 1 hr 44 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: A melancholy, well-crafted drama set in 1920s Ireland, THE LAST SEPTEMBER is based on the popular novel by Bowen. The setting is the estate of an aging English couple (Gambon and Smith) in County... A melancholy, well-crafted drama set in 1920s Ireland, THE LAST SEPTEMBER is based on the popular novel by Bowen. The setting is the estate of an aging English couple (Gambon and Smith) in County Cork, who welcome into their lives an eclectic cast of characters, including their outgoing niece (Hawes) and scholarly nephew (Slinger). They are joined by a married pair (Wilson and Birkin) who are currently homeless, and another precocious woman (Shaw). As political troubles begin to emerge, the lives of everyone involved are profoundly affected. [More]

Starring: Maggie Smith, Michael Gambon, Jane Birkin, Fiona Shaw

Starring: Maggie Smith, Michael Gambon, Jane Birkin, Fiona Shaw, Lambert Wilson, Richard Roxburgh, Keeley Hawes, Gary Lydon, David Tennant, Jonathan Slinger

Director: Deborah Warner

Director: Deborah Warner
Screenwriter: John Banville
Producer: Yvonne Thunder
Composer: Zbigniew Preisner

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Expends so much effort looking good and creating a dreamy atmosphere that its makers seem not to care about maintaining narrative coherence or building emotional resonance.

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Slow, stately, and boring.

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Absolutely dreadful -- boring, boring, boring.

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An entrancing film about yearning.

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