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This Is My Father

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This Is My Father (1999)

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Reviews Counted: 24 Fresh: 18  Rotten:6 Average Rating: 6.7/10
Runtime: 2 hrs
Synopsis:
Caan portrays a disillusioned Chicago high-school teacher who decides to make a pilgrimage to Ireland to learn the truth about his father, whom he never met. He takes along his troubled nephew, who spends his days falling in love with a local school girl. The film shifts between the present and... [More]
Caan portrays a disillusioned Chicago high-school teacher who decides to make a pilgrimage to Ireland to learn the truth about his father, whom he never met. He takes along his troubled nephew, who spends his days falling in love with a local school girl. The film shifts between the present and the past, as we learn the story of what happened to Caan's father. A Quinn Brothers trifecta (Paul wrote and directed, Aidan acted, and Declan photographed), this is a personal - though not autobiographical - tale that rises above Clicheland due to the subtle, heartwarming performances. [Less]

Genre: Dramas

Starring: Aidan Quinn, James Caan, Stephen Rea, John Cusack

Director: Paul Quinn
Screenwriter: Paul Quinn
Producer: Nicolas Clermont, Philip King

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Oct 5, 1999

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The impassioned romance is enough to recommend it.

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An excellent movie the likes of which you don't see too often

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Playing a doomed farmer in 1939 Ireland, Aidan Quinn is at the top of his game -- but fans may be shocked by his very different physical appearance here.

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...alternately gentle and painful

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This emotionally rich drama speaks poignantly about the passion of love and the power of curses.

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