The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne (1987)
A penniless middle-aged spinster scrapes by giving piano lessons in the Dublin of the 1950s. She makes a sad last bid for love with a fellow resident of her rundown boarding house, who imagines she has the money to bankroll the business he hopes to open.
Cast
Maggie SmithJudith Hearne
Bob HoskinsJames Madden
Wendy HillerAunt D'Arcy
Marie KeanMrs. Rice
Ian McNeiceBernard RiceRudi DaviesMary
Prunella ScalesMoira O'NeillÁine Ní MhuiríEdie Marinan
Sheila ReidMrs Friel
Niall BuggyMr LenehanKate BinchySister IgnatiusMartina StanleySister Mary-Paul
Veronica QuilliganMrs MullenFrank EgertonThe Major
Leonard MaguireDr Bowe
