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Set in Dublin in 1967, the story of feisty woman, who along with her seven children, learns to cope with adversity after the unexpected death of her husband. As Agnes finds her finances waning, she struggles to make ends meet, and eventually winds up selling fruits and vegetables at her Market Street stall. There, she encounters a menagerie different from the one she mothers at home, and is shored... See Full Description
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Drama and Adaptation |
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| Running Time: |
1 hr. 32 min. |
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| Release Date: |
March 3, 2000 Limited |
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| MPAA Rating: |
R for language. |
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| Distributors: |
USA Films
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$140,426 |
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| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade:
N/A
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CinemaSense,
"Sometimes, it takes a story set in a world similar to but different from our own for us to recognize issues that, in our sophistication, we were supposed to have put behind us; issues we are still dealing with as individuals and as a culture." Full Review...
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E! Online,
(grade: C+) "Trouble is, 'Agnes Browne' is less interesting than the character Agnes Browne." Full Review...
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Irish Times,
"This trite movie is suffused with an enforced jollity and a Rare Ould Times phoniness that's exemplified by Paddy Moloney's so-wistful score and the shots of little girls doing their jigs and reels in the street to the accompaniment of whiskery musicians." Full Review...
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Reel.com: Agnes Browne,
"A passionless film with few glaring warts, 'Agnes Browne,' Anjelica Huston's feature film directorial debut...floats by innocuously enough, but clearly reveals itself as true mediocrity." Full Review...
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