Reflections (1984 film)
Reflections is a 1984 British drama film directed by Kevin Billington and starring Gabriel Byrne, Donal McCann and Fionnula Flanagan.[1] The film is an adaptation for the British broadcaster Channel 4 of the 1982 novel The Newton Letter by John Banville, who also wrote the screenplay.
The budget was £502,000.[2]
Plot
[edit]The film follows the adventures of an aspiring biographer of Isaac Newton who rents a rural retreat in the south of Ireland to write an in-depth treatment of an obscure and disturbing letter Newton sent in 1693 to John Locke. He becomes involved with two women: Ottilie Garinger and her aunt, Charlotte. The presence of Charlotte's husband, Edward Lawless, creates a romantic triangle-plus-one.
Cast
[edit]- Gabriel Byrne as William Masters
- Donal McCann as Edward Lawless
- Fionnula Flanagan as Mrs. Charlotte Lawless
- Harriet Walter as Ottilie Garinger
- Gerard Cummins as Michael Lawless
- Niall Toibin as Mr. Prunty
- Peadar Lamb as Doctor
- Des Nealon as Tom Mittler
- Margaret Wade as Bunny Mittler
- Larry O'Driscoll as Rat Man
- Noel O'Flaherty as Rat Man
References
[edit]- ^ Reflections (1984), British Film Institute
- ^ "Back to the Future: The Fall and Rise of the British Film Industry in the 1980s - An Information Briefing" (PDF). British Film Institute. 2005. p. 28.
External links
[edit]- Reflections at IMDb
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