Evelyn DVD 2002 / Directed by Bruce Beresford / Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Aidan Quinn, Julianna Margulies

UPC 5996255711240

MADE IN EU

REGION 2 PAL DVD

Audio: English 5.1, Hungarian 5.1, Polish 5.1

Subtitles: English, Hungarian, Polish, Arabic, English HOH

Total Runtime: 91 minutes

English Summary:

Evelyn is a 2002 drama film, loosely based on the true story of Desmond Doyle and his fight in the Irish courts (December 1955) 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, Stephen Rea and Alan Bates 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.

Nine-year-old Evelyn Doyle (Sophie Vavasseur) and her two brothers, Maurice (Hugh MacDonagh) and Dermot (Niall Beagan) are motherless when their mother abandons the marriage to a drunkard out-of-work father Desmond Doyle (Pierce Brosnan). When Desmond's mother-in-law (Claire Mullan) reports the situation to the authorities, a judge decides the children are prohibited by law to being left in broken homes; they are placed in Church-run orphanages.

Evelyn's grandfather (Frank Kelly) takes her to the girls orphanage and explains to her that rays of light created by the sun shining in a specific spot through the clouds are called "angel rays"; they indicate that a guardian angel is watching over her. Evelyn finds when she enters the orphanage that conditions are harsh and many have been there for years.

Desmond finds little hope in regaining custody of his children because he cannot afford a lawyer, turns to drink and assaults Father O'Malley. The father punches Desmond. Desmond is helped by the local part-time bartender and chemist, Bernadette (Julianna Margulies). Bernadette tells Desmond to go for help at her brother Michael's (Stephen Rea) office, a solicitor. He makes it clear to Desmond that he cannot help him until he gets his act together—regular income and orderly life. Desmond finds decorating jobs and spends nights singing for tips with his father in the pub where Bernadette works.

Hungarian Summary:

Desmond Doyle keményen dolgozik, hogy eltartsa a családját az ötvenes években. A felesége azonban belefáradt az állandó anyagi problémákba, és egy napon elhagyja férjét és három gyermekét. Mivel a férfinak nincs állandó munkája, a hivatal elválasztja tőle a gyerekeket, katolikus árvaházban helyezi el őket. Desmond mindent megtesz annak érdekében, hogy visszakapja a gyerekeit. Harcot indít a hivatal ellen, amelyben segítségére lesz az egykori futballsztár, aki Írország egyik legtiszteltebb ügyvédje.

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