Neil Jordan's lyrical Irish romance takes place in the small seaside town of Bray (near Dublin) and concerns two teenage friends, Jimmy (Niall Byrne) and Rose (Lorraine Pilkington). They spend their days roaming the cobblestone streets and waterlogged piers. To while away the time, Rose and Jimmy make up stories about strangers on the street. One day, while watching people at the train station, a sophisticated and glamorous older woman, Renee Baker (Beverly D'Angelo), stands out so imposingly from the drab townsfolk that Jimmy and Rose decide to follow her, obsessed with knowing everything about her. They follow her to the beach and at last Renee speaks to them. When she looks at Jimmy, he's immediately smitten by this mysterious woman. Rose, who has feelings for Jimmy herself, decides to make him jealous by trying to attract a young lion tamer from a traveling circus. But Jimmy is completely attached to Renee and his desire leads him to fateful consequences. ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide
Cathleen Delaney - Miss Strange; Tom Hickey - Tommy; Alan Archbold - 2nd Cowboy; Stephen Brennan - Johnny; Mary Coughlan - Brunowski; John Devlin - Saxophone Player; Tommy Donahue - Drummer; Martin Dunne - Kent; Mikal Gaup - Jonner; Earl Gill - Trumpet Player; Darragh Kelly - 1st Cowboy; Chris Kenevey - Pianist; Patrick Mason - Director; Ruth McCabe - Wardrobe Mistress; Ger O'Leary - Barman; Anita Reeves - Ballroom Singer; Sylvia Teron - Muscular Lady; Stanley Townsend - Washington; Mal Whyte - Mayor; Shane Connaughton - Rose's Father
Credit
David Wilson - Art Director, Susie Figgis - Casting, Bob Weinstein - Co-producer, Harvey Weinstein - Co-producer, Sandy Powell - Costume Designer, Neil Jordan - Director, Joke Van Wijk - Editor, Anne Dudley - Composer (Music Score), Gemma Jackson - Production Designer, Philippe Rousselot - Cinematographer, Redmond Morris - Producer, Nik Powell - Producer, Stephen Woolley - Producer, Harry Hurwitz - Screenwriter, Neil Jordan - Screenwriter
