Evelyn

Evelyn
6.3

Evelyn

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Directed by: Bruce Beresford

Overview

Desmond Doyle is devastated when his wife abandons their family on the day after Christmas. His unemployment, and the fact that there is no woman in the house to care for the children—Evelyn, Dermot and Maurice—make it clear to the authorities this is an untenable situation. The Catholic Church and the Irish courts decide to put the Doyle children into Church-run orphanages.

Evelyn

Review (1)

  • Peter McGinn (Rated: 7)

    I recently watched this after first seeing it maybe ten years ago. It wasn’t quite as good as I remembered. I mean, I like it okay, but without Pierce Brosnan in it, I am not sure I would have stayed through it.

    It is a harmless enough story, based on fact, about an Irishman who likes his drink (...

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