Four Days in July
Summary:
The setting of Mike Leigh's Four Days in July is Belfast in the mid-'80s, just before the annual July 12th march of The Orangemen to celebrate the 17th century victory of the Protestant William of Orange over the Catholic King John II. Two couples prepare to have their first child. Collette (Brid Brennan) and Eugene (Desmond McAleer) are Catholic, while Lorraine (P... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Brid Brennan - (Collette)
Desmond McAleer - (Eugene)
Charles Lawson - (Billy)
Paula Hamilton - (Lorraine)
Shane Connaughton - (Brendan)
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Review:
Mike Leigh's underseen Four Days in July is a wonderfully engaging and bitterly funny take on "the troubles" of Northern Ireland. Leigh eschews proselytizing in favor of the type of richly drawn character study that has become his hallmark as a filmmaker. Still, his sympathies are pretty clear. Collette (Brid Brennan) and Eugene (... Continue >>
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