Circle of Friends1995

Director
Pat O'Connor

Acters

Chris O'Donnell (Jack)
Minnie Driver (Benny)
Colin Firth (Simon Westward)
Saffron Burrows (Nan)
Alan Cumming (Sean)
Geraldine O'Rawe (Eve)

For everyone who ever thought the person they loved was out of their reach.

Set in 1957, this romantic coming-of-age story follows three childhood friends from a small town in Ireland as they head to Dublin to attend Trinity College. Nan, year older than her friends and already in her second year at Trinity, is ambitious, romantic, and just a bit reckless. She hopes to win the hand of Simon, an older Protestant land-owner who would help her rise up the social and economic ladder. Eve, a bit more pragmatic and cautious, finds herself falling for a boy named Aidan. Bernadette, called “Benny” by her friends and family, comes from strict parents who won’t allow her to live on campus, forcing her to commute back and forth from classes every day. Bennie’s father, a haberdasher, has always expected that his daughter, a bit plainer and plumper than her friends, will marry his shop’s manager, an odd duck named Sean. But at Trinity, Bennie discovers that she fancies a tall, good-looking rugby player named Jack, and to the surprise of Bennie and everyone else, it turns out that Jack fancies her as well.

“Beyond eliciting warm, animated performances from his actors, Mr. O’Connor gives Circle of Friends an enveloping look and sound.” – New York Times

“Wry, wise, and wonderful valentine to intimate matters of the heart.” – Spirituality and Practice

“Definitely in the Masterpiece Theatre tradition; it’s soft and safe, but extraordinarily easy to take.” – Movieline

heart.“ – Spirituality and Practice

„Definitely in the Masterpiece Theatre tradition; it’s soft and safe, but extraordinarily easy to take.“ – Movieline