Cal (1984)

Regisseur:

Pat O'Connor

Drehbuchautoren:

Bernard MacLaverty (novel)
Bernard MacLaverty (screenplay)

Premierendatum:

24. August 1984 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Thriller | Romanze

Werbezeile:

Out of Ireland's struggle, a passionate love is born.

Plot:

Cal, a young man on the fringes of the IRA, falls in love with Marcella, a Catholic woman whose husband...

Plot Keywords:

Irish Republican Army | Flashback Sequence | Murder | Northern Ireland | Librarian

Filmpreise:

Nominated for 2 BAFTA Film Awards. Another 2 wins & 1 nomination

Nutzerkommentare:

This realistic Irish film is a gem of the 80's

Besetzung

Helen Mirren	...	Marcella
John Lynch	...	Cal
Donal McCann	...	Shamie
John Kavanagh	...	Skeffington
Ray McAnally	...	Cyril Dunlop
Stevan Rimkus	...	Crilly
Catherine Gibson	...	Mrs. Morton
Louis Rolston	...	Dermot Ryan
Tom Hickey	...	Preacher
Gerard Mannix Flynn	...	Arty
Seamus Forde	...	Mr. Morton
Edward Byrne	...	Skeffington Sr
J.J. Murphy	...	Man in Library
Audrey Johnson	...	Lucy
Brian Munn	...	Robert Morton
Daragh O'Malley	...	Scarfaced Policeman
George Shane	...	Second Policeman
Julia Dearden	...	Shop Assistant
Yvonne Adams	...	Neighbour
Laurence Foster	...	Soldier at Roadblock
Scott Frederick	...	Soldier at Farm
Gerard O'Hagan	...	Soldier at Farm

Regie
Pat O'Connor

Buch (In alphabetischer Reihenfolge)
Bernard MacLaverty		novel
Bernard MacLaverty		screenplay

Produktion
Terence A. Clegg	....	executive producer
David Puttnam	....	producer

Originalmusik
Mark Knopfler

Kamera
Jerzy Zielinski		(lighting cameraman)

Schnitt
Michael Bradsell

Casting
Patsy Pollock

Szenenbild
Stuart Craig

Bauten/Dekorationsbau (art directors)
Josie MacAvin

Bühnenbildner/Ausstatter (set decorators)
Josie MacAvin

Kostüme
Penny Rose

Maske/Frisuren
Toni Delaney	....	makeup artist
Joanna Lennox	....	hair stylist
Marie McLoughlin	....	assistant makeup artist

Produktionsleiter (production managers)
Dominic Fulford	....	production manager

Regieassistenten
Bill Craske	....	first assistant director
Nick Daubeny	....	assistant director
John G. Phelan	....	assistant director
Chris Thompson	....	assistant director (as Christopher Thompson)

Ausstattung (Stab)
Howard Brown	....	graphic artist
Michael Deegan	....	construction manager
Arden Gantly	....	assistant art director
John Gorham	....	graphic designer
John Hogan	....	property master
Josie MacAvin	....	set dresser
Arthur Max	....	assistant art director
Sunny Mulligan	....	production buyer
Terrie Wixon	....	art department trainee

Ton Stab
Campbell Askew	....	dubbing editor
Pat Doyle	....	boom operator
Pat Hayes	....	sound recordist
Peter Horrocks	....	dialogue editor
Ray Merrin	....	assistant dubbing mixer
Michael Redfern	....	assistant dubbing editor
Bill Rowe	....	dubbing mixer

Spezialeffekte
Ron Cartwright	....	special effects assistant
John Evans	....	special effects supervisor
Brian Warner	....	special effects assistant

Stunts
Roy Alon	....	stunt coordinator
Dominick Hewitt	....	stunt double

Kamera und Elektrik (Stab)
Ken Byrne	....	clapper loader
Louis Conroy	....	gaffer
Seamus Corcoran	....	camera operator
David Fitzgerald	....	focus puller
Luke Quigley	....	grip

Casting (Stab)
Michelle Guish	....	casting assistant

Kostüm und Garderobe (Stab)
Mary Ellis	....	wardrobe assistant
Jack Gallagher	....	wardrobe master

Schnitt (Stab)
Jim Howe	....	assistant editor
Graham Sutton	....	second assistant editor

Musik (Stab)
Paul Brady	....	musician: tin whistle and mandolin (uncredited)
Guy Fletcher	....	musician: keyboard (uncredited)
John Illsley	....	musician: bass (uncredited)

Transporte
Arthur Dunne	....	transportation captain

Restlicher Stab
Mo Coppitters	....	production coordinator
Con Cremins	....	assistant accountant
Lynne Edmondson	....	production office assistant
Jeremy Eynon	....	cutting room trainee
Pauline Harlow	....	continuity
Terry Mellis	....	production accountant
Richard Morrison	....	title designer
Grania O'Shannon	....	location manager
Susan Richards	....	production associate
Audrey Tyrell	....	production office assistant
Gerard Wall	....	production runner
Donal O'Farrell	....	fight arranger (uncredited)

Produktionsfirmen

• Enigma
• Goldcrest Films International
• Warner Bros. Pictures

Verleihfirmen

• Arcadia Digital (2005) (Greece) (TV) (Cyprus) (DVD)
• Columbia-EMI-Warner (1984) (UK) (theatrical)
• Jaguar Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• Warner Bros. Pictures

Länge:

102 Min

Produktionsland:

UK

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe

Tonverfahren:

Mono

Altersfreigabe:

Iceland:16 | Norway:15 | USA:R

Drehorte:

Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland

Firma:

Enigma

Pannen:

Abfolgefehler: When Cal goes to Marcella's bedroom the camera scans the room and there is no hat on a chair but when he walks into the room there is a hat on the chair.

Dialogzitate:

Skeffington: Not to act is to act. By doing nothing, you're keeping the Brits here.

This realistic Irish film is a gem of the 80's

I enjoyed this film very much particularly because of its Irish flavor. John Lynch is incredibly real as an IRA member(not of his own doing) who really hasn't the stomach for it. Everything about the film is as it should be. Lynch's long suffering Cal who has helped murder the Protestant husband of the woman he is now infatuated with is wonderfully portrayed. Day to day life of the people is almost like watching a documentary. Cal's guilt-ridden life couldn't be more boring from playing his guitar to borrowing tapes at the library to spying on Marcella all the time aware that the UVC will burn him and his "Da" out.

Love the Irish lingo and wit as well as the Uilleann pipes and traditional Irish soundtrack that make it sing. The sensual relationship between Cal and Marcella is bound to take off but you know it is doomed from the start. Two people searching for meaning in a harsh and lonely world. Helen Mirren gives another great performance as the unsatisfied older woman giving in to love. If you want to see a simple film about real people don't miss this sad, revealing tale.

One of my all time favorites.