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All Things Bright and Beautiful

All Things Bright and Beautiful

1994TV Episode⏱️ 1h 33mTV-14
Drama
7.5
IMDB Rating
85 votes

A young boy's innocent observations leads the local priest to believe he has borne witness to a manifestation of the Virgin Mary. Set in an idyllic rural Northern Ireland in the 1950's.

Director
Barry Devlin
Writers
N/A
Stars
Paddy Scully, Ciarán Fitzgerald, Kevin McNally
Release Date
March 16, 1994
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom
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Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

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Paddy Scully
as Barber
Ciarán Fitzgerald
Ciarán Fitzgerald
as Barry O'Neill
Kevin McNally
Kevin McNally
as Tommy O'Neill
Tom Wilkinson
Tom Wilkinson
as Father McAteer
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Conall Toland
as Francie
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John-Joe Hartigan
as Charlie
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Kevin McGilloway
as Phelim
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Caoileann McEnhill
as Sarah O'Neill
Lorraine Pilkington
Lorraine Pilkington
as Eileen O'Neill
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Barbara Adair
as Miss McKeown

🎬 Technical Specs

Sound
Dolby
Color
Color
Filming Location
Donaghmore, County Laois, Ireland
Production
Bord Scannán na hÉireann / The Irish Film Board, British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), The Good Film Company

🏷️ Keywords

ira irish republican armyfamily dramasocial dramacoming of age dramanorthern ireland

🎯 Categories

Coming-of-AgeDrama

⭐ Featured Review

An Unbelievable cast
by eoinbnewell2011-07-19

"One of my favorite films I have ever worked on. Super cast all round...particularly those 2 young lasses form Port Laoise think one of their names was Corrigan - Oscar potential that one has - yours sincerely Gabriel Byrne.... Its about a young boy's innocent observations leads the local priest to believe he has borne witness to a manifestation of the Virgin Mary. Set in an idyllic rural Northern Ireland in the 1950's.Father McAteer is a kind person with all the altar boys. One of them, is a nice and dreamer boy, who lives with his family in a small village. Not all the villagers lik..."

💡 Did You Know?

"Stabat Mater Dolorosa" is a phrase used by Father McAteer. The Stabat Mater is a 13th-century Christian hymn to Mary, which portrays her suffering as Jesus Christ's mother during his crucifixion. The title comes from its first line, "Stabat Mater dolorosa," which means "the sorrowful mother was standing." The hymn is sung at the liturgy on the memorial of Our Lady of Sorrows.

📖 Synopsis

A young boy's innocent observations leads the local priest to believe he has borne witness to a manifestation of the Virgin Mary. Set in an idyllic rural Northern Ireland in the 1950's.