Project Detail

The Last September

Tom Collins

Synopsis

The action is set in County Cork, in Southern Ireland in 1920. The film is a portrait of the end of an era, and the demise of a class and a way of life that have survived for centuries. It is also a psychological drama depicting the opposing emotions of love and the longing for freedom; of the lure of complacency and the hunger for change; of 'old ways' against the terrifying prospect of independence, both political and spiritual; above all, it is a portrait of a young woman's coming of age in a brutalised time and place.

Details

Year: 1999
Type of project: Features
Running time: 103 mins
Format: 35mm
Director: Deborah Warner 1st Feature
Producer: Nik Powell, Stephen Woolley, Neil Jordan
Screenwriter: John Banville
Director of Photography: Slawomir Idziak
Principal cast: Dame Maggie Smith, Michael Gambon, Jane Birkin, Keeley Hawes, Lambert Wilson
Executive Screen Writer: John Banville

Genre

Northern Irish Woman Director Drama

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Scala Productions

15 Frith Street
London W1V 5TS
Tel: 020 7734 7060
Fax: 020 7437 3248
Email: scalaprods@aol.com

Sales Company

UGC

2 Rue des Quatre-Fils
75003 Paris, France
Tel: 00 33 1 40 29 89 00
Fax: 00 33 1 40 29 89 10

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