The Dawning
- Original title
- The Dawning
- Year
- 1988
- Running time
- 97 min.
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Director
- Screenwriter
- Moira Williams. Novel: Jennifer Johnston
- Cast
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- Rebecca Pidgeon
- Anthony Hopkins
- Hugh Grant
- Jean Simmons
- Trevor Howard
- Tara MacGowran
- Ronnie Masterson
- John Rogan
- Joan O'Hara
- Charmian May
- Ann Way
- Mark O'Regan
- Brendan Laird
- Adrian Dunbar
- Geoffrey Greenhill
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- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Genre
- Drama. Romance. Mystery. Thriller | Romantic Drama
- Synopsis
- The film opens with Angus Barrie (Anthony Hopkins), a Irish Republican Army member, walking through hills, and coming to rest on a beach, where there is a little hut. Meanwhile, Nancy Gulliver (Rebecca Pidgeon) having just left school, burns all her books in happiness. It is her birthday, and her aunt (Jean Simmons) has invited over Harry (Hugh Grant) to tea, with whom she’s desperately in love. However, during the course of the film, as a result of Harry’s behaviour with another girl and the way he treats Nancy, she realises that her love for Harry was nothing more than childish infatuation.
- Awards
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1988: Montréal World Film Festival: Jury Prize
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