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Release date: 1990 More

Pat O'Connor directs a fine cast including Julie Christie, Ian Glen and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio.

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Fools of Fortune

Based on the novel by William Trevor, the serene life of a well-to-do Irish family is shattered by the rebellions of the 1920s and '30s. After the father and daughters are massacred, the mother (Julie Christie) descends into alcoholism and despair, whilst the son becomes desperate to avenge their deaths.

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