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Features: DVD, Director's Cut
From the director of Driving Miss Daisy comes this compelling, heartwarming and inspiring true story of a father (Pierce Brosnan) who faces impossible odds to keep his family together.Times are tough in Dublin, Ireland. But no one has it tougher than Desmond Doyle when his wife runs off and his beloved daughter Evelyn and two young sons are sent to an orphanage by the government. Enlisting the help of loyal friends (Julianna Margulies, Stephen Rea) and a feisty American lawyer (Aidan Quinn), he takes his case to Ireland's Supreme Court in a history-making quest to topple an ironclad law and win back the custody of his children!System Requirements:Running Time: 94 Min.Format: DVD MOVIE
"...a shamelessly uplifting motion picture..." James Berardinelli's ReelViews
"...a classic well-made picture..." Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Editor's Note
Pierce Brosnan stars as Desmond Doyle, an Irishman whose troubles mount after his philandering wife runs away with another man. As a single, unemployed father with a penchant for Dublin's pubs, Doyle is deemed an unfit parent, and his daughter and two younger sons are placed in orphanages. Despite his problems, Doyle is an utterly devoted dad and decides to fight for custody of his children and his right to raise them alone. Doyle's crack pro bono legal team--played by Stephen Rea, Aidan Quinn, and Alan Bates--takes his case all the way to the Irish Supreme Court in 1953, challenging the church and courts. Typically dapper Brosnan is exceedingly likable as down-on-his-luck Doyle, a common man who becomes a real-life hero, in this period piece. Sophie Vavasseur is a scene-stealer as Evelyn, Doyle's oldest child and the film's namesake, and Julianna Margulies adopts a believable accent as the barmaid who inspires Doyle to clean up his act if he wants his family back. Based on the true story of a court decision that changed the lives of many Irish families, EVELYN is directed by Bruce Beresford (TENDER MERCIES, DRIVING MISS DAISY).
| Features | Audio: English Dolby Digital 5.1; Spanish: Dolby Digital Surround; French: Dolby Digital Surround | | Subtitles: English, Spanish, French | | Behind-The-Scenes Featurette | | Photo Gallery | | Soundtrack Spot | | Audio Commentary With Director Bruce Beresford | | Audio Commentary With Pierce Brosnan And Producer Beau St. Clair | | "The Story-Behind-The-Story" Featurette |
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Release Information
| | Studio: MGM |
| Release Date: 9/2/2003 |
| Running Time: 95 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 2002 | | Catalog ID: 1004347 | | UPC: 00027616884299 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English, French Dubbed, Spanish Dubbed | | Available Subtitles: English, French, Spanish | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | 2.35:1 |
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| | Professional Reviews | New York Times
"...EVELYN has a breeziness of spirit..." 12/13/2002 p.E15Hollywood Reporter
"...It's done with a lot of careful period attention as well as some very welcome wit..." 09/10/2002 p.50 Entertainment Weekly
"...The storytelling, as directed by Bruce Beresford, is simple and relaxed -- an Irish sweater of a production. The surprises to be had, then, lie with the cast of twinkling gents assembled to enact their ordained roles..." 01/10/2003 p.50 eye WEEKLY 7 of 10
A cozy little parable designed to warm the Scroogiest of hearts, Evelyn touches on all those surefire Christmas themes: children, poverty, angels and people's innate distrust of nuns. And the Irish, of course, a people who, since Angela's Ashes, have become a kind of signifier for all that is unfortunate in the world. - Catherine Tunnacliffe
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