A Man of No Importance (1994)
December 24, 1994
Comedy, Drama
1h 39m
An extraordinary tale of an ordinary hero
Alfie Byrne is a middle-aged bus conductor in Dublin in 1963. He would appear to live a life of quiet desperation: he's gay, but firmly closeted, and his sister is always trying to find him "the right girl". His passion is Oscar Wilde, his hobby is putting on amateur theatre productions in the local church hall. We follow him as he struggles with temptation, friendship, disapproval, and the conservative yet oddly lyrical world of Ireland in the early 1960s.
Cast & Crew
- Director
- Suri Krishnamma
- Alfred Byrne Albert Finney
- Lily Byrne Brenda Fricker
- Ivor J. Carney Michael Gambon
- Adele Rice Tara Fitzgerald
- Robbie Fay Rufus Sewell
- Inspector Carson Patrick Malahide
- Christy Ward David Kelly
- Father Ignatius Kenny Mick Lally
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Keywords
- friendship
- dublin, ireland
- ireland
- middle ages (476-1453)
- gay theme