| Evelyn | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Bruce Beresford |
| Produced by | Pierce Brosnan Michael Ohoven Beau St. Clair |
| Written by | Paul Pender |
| Starring | Sophie Vavasseur Pierce Brosnan Aidan Quinn Julianna Margulies Stephen Rea |
| Music by | Stephen Endelman |
| Cinematography | André Fleuren |
| Editing by | Humphrey Dixon |
| Distributed by | Pathé Distribution United Artists |
| Release date(s) | December 13, 2002 (US) March 21, 2003 (UK) |
| Running time | 93 min. |
| Country |  Ireland |
| Language | English |
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| IMDb profile | |
Evelyn is a 2002 drama film, based on the true story of Desmond Doyle and his fight against the Irish Courts to be reunited with his children. The film stars Sophie Vavasseur in the title role, Pierce Brosnan as her father and Aidan Quinn, Julianna Margulies and Stephen Rea as supporters to Doyle's case. The film had a limited release in the United States, starting on December 13, 2002 and was later followed by the United Kingdom release on March 21, 2003. The film was produced by, with others, Brosnan's own production company, Irish DreamTime. It opened to generally favourable reviews.
Plot
Nine-year-old Evelyn Doyle's (Sophie Vavasseur) mother has abandoned the family, leaving her out-of-work father Desmond (Pierce Brosnan) to raise Evelyn and her two brothers, Maurice (Hugh MacDonagh) and Dermot (Niall Beagan) on his own. Matters are only made worse when Desmond's mother-in-law (Claire Mullan) reports the abandonment of the children to the authorities. Irish law prohibits the children from being raised in a "broken home" and places the children in Church-run orphanages. Vowing to reunite his family, he enlists the help of his friends; barmaid Bernadette Beattie (Julianna Margulies), her solicitor brother Michael (Stephen Rea), their American lawyer friend Nick (Aidan Quinn) and his old mentor, Thomas Connolly (Alan Bates). Together, the group attempt to do what has never been done before - challenge a law before the Irish Supreme Court.
External links
- Evelyn at the Internet Movie Database
