When Brendan Met Trudy
Synopsis
Peter McDonald stars as Brendan, a teacher and film buff who escapes the boredom of his job by day-dreaming about the films he adores and singing in the local choir. He meets bohemian eccentric Trudy (Flora Montgomery), a nursery teacher, who introduces him to a new and invigorating way of life. When he discovers that she is really a thief, it adds an extra frisson to their whirlwind relationship but things go awry when Trudy meets Brendan's sister (Pauline McLynne). Trudy dumps Brendan, forcing him to move to get her back.
As with his previous films, Doyle set the action in Dublin but was keen that his director, Kieran J Walsh (with whom he had made the short Hell For Leather), and production team showed a different side of the town, one that would reflect the romanticism of the narrative.
"I dropped hints in the script on how it should be different from the Barrytown films, The Commitments, The Snapper and The Van. Dublin is a different place than when we did The Commitments. I decided to go for a more middle-class setting because I think that reflects Dublin more now."
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- Year
- 2000
- Type of film
- Features
- Director
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Kieron J Walsh 1st Feature
- Composer
- Richard Hartley.
- Dir
- Kieron J Walsh. 2000. 35mm. 95mins. Prod: Lynda Myles. Scr: Roddy Doyle. DoP: Ashley Rowe. Prod des: Fiona Daly. Ed: Scott Thomas. Main cast: Peter McDonald, Flora Montgomery, Pauline McLynne, Marie Mullen, Maynard Eziashi. Funding: BBC Films, BBC Worldwide, Irish Film Board, RTE.
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Production Company
COLLINS AVENUE FILMS 48 Dean Street London W1V 5HL Tel: (44) 20 7287 0130 Fax: (44) 20 7734 7727
Sales Company
The Sales Co (44) 20 7434 9061 Territories sold: Andorra, Cyprus, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Spain
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