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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT
EAN: 9780792855033
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0792855035
Label: MGM (Video & DVD)
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD)
Region Code: 1
Release Date: April 15, 2003
Running Time: 95 minutes
Sales Rank: 8446
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Theatrical Release Date: April 15, 2003
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
From the director of Driving Miss Daisy comes this compelling heartwarming and inspiring true story of a father (Pierce Brosnan) who faces impossible odds to keep his family together.Times are tough in Dublin Ireland. But no one has it tougher than Desmond Doyle when his wife runs off and his beloved daughter Evelyn and two young sons are sent to an orphanage by the government. Enlisting the help of loyal friends (Julianna Margulies Stephen Rea) and a feisty American lawyer (Aidan Quinn) he takes his case to Ireland's Supreme Court in a history-making quest to topple an ironclad law and win back the custody of his children!System Requirements:Running Time: 94 Min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA Rating: PG UPC: 027616884299 Manufacturer No: 1004347
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With a gentle tug at the heartstrings, Evelyn tells the true story of an imperfect father whose devotion brought much-needed change to rigid Irish law. It's a labor of love for star and coproducer Pierce Brosnan, who brings just the right touch of Everyman charm to his role as Desmond Doyle, a struggling Dublin tradesman, father of three, and chronic pub-crawler whose wife abandons their family the day after Christmas, 1953. Desmond's a loving father who's boyishly irresponsible; Irish law dictates the removal of his children to stern Catholic orphanages, and his battle for custody is aided by two lawyers (Stephen Rea, Aidan Quinn) who seize this opportunity to revolutionize the courts. With straightforward, unobtrusive style, director Bruce Beresford draws fine performances from Brosnan, Julianna Margulies (as a barmaid who inspires Desmond's sobriety), and especially young Sophie Vavasseur in the title role as Desmond's bright, determined daughter. Sentimental without being saccharine, Evelyn is simple, well made, and bursting with genuine Irish spirit. --Jeff Shannon
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - "To fight church and state is to fight Goliath"
"Evelyn" is based on the true story of Desmond Doyle, an Irish father who lost his children to the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children in 1955 when his wife left him. He contested the Irish Childrens Act based upon its conflicts with the Irish Constitution and won back custody of the family.
Pierce Brosnan plays Doyle in this film. His eldest daughter, Evelyn is played by Sophie Vavasseur, who is quite serious and convincing.
"Evelyn" is an excellent ... Read More
Rating:  - CUTE FAMILY MOVIE
BASED ON A TRUE STORY, LOVE THIS ONE PASSING IT AROUND AS A GIFT,
Rating: - GREAT SERVICE
RECIEVED MOVIE W/ IN 7 DAYS OF ORDERING. ITEM WAS CHRISTMAS PRESENT & IT ARRIVED IN NEW CONDITION AS PROMISED. WILL BE USING THIS SELLER IN FUTURE. ****DO NOT USE HERMAN STREET FOR ANY PURCHASE- THEY ARE CROOKS, THEIVES & LIARS****
Rating: - Formulaic but inspiring
Formulaic tear-jerker based on a true story in which an unemployed, heavy drinking Irish father attempts to win back his children from the clutches of the Church-dominated child protection systen after their mother walks out on the family. Actually found this quite a pleasure to watch, although there were a few hoaky elements that were a little annoying. In this day and age when we're daily bombarded with the feminist-inspired notion that fathers are by and large deadbeat scum, its good to such a positive ... Read More
Rating: - A true story worth telling, and worth remembering...
This is one of those movies that you can't help but love, if not for the sheer fact that the story alone will pull at every emotion within you. Pierce Brosnan pulls out a wonderful performance that truly shows he's more than just James Bond, much more. As Desmond Doyle, Pierce infuses his character with just enough heart and soul, enough charm and charisma as well as humanity (as in he's a flawed, not perfect man) that we're drawn to him, endeared as it were and continue to root for him throughout the entire ... Read More
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