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Da (1988)
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- 11votes
- 1popularity
- 102min
- "It's never too late to open your heart."
- Budget:$0
- Revenue:$0
- Release:4/29/1988
- Genres:Drama
- Original language:English
- Spoken languages:English
- Countries:US
Overview:
A New York playwright is summoned to Ireland to bury his father. While at his boyhood home, he encounters his father's spirit and relives memories both pleasant and not.… Expand Reviews

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- Created:7/20/2024
- Updated:7/22/2024
'It was a long time before I realuzed that love turned upside down is love for all that.'
Adapted by Leonard from his memory play, tapping into his own accomplished memoirs, the film covers a childhood and early career before and after Ireland’s ‘Emergency’. The script’s strong, a nuanced look at an adolescent’s and expat’s shifting feelings about home and the past. Its conceits translate well, too: Charlie faces both his late father and his younger self, disappointed by his past, present, and future. The characters and cast are grand, especially Hughes (who won a Tony for the stage role). The weakest links are the prodigal/producer Sheen and a dodgy timeline. Watch the film. But read the play.… Expand