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Closing the Ring

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During the 1940s, a group of young men go off to war, leaving behind Ethel Ann (Mischa Barton), who is in love with one of them, Teddy. In modern-day Belfast, a man named Jimmy (Martin McCann) endeavors to return a ring found in the wreckage of a crashed plane. He travels to Michigan, where the grown Ethel Ann (Shirley MacLaine), who married another man after Teddy was killed in battle, now lives. Ethel Ann must decide whether to go with Jimmy to meet the soldier who last saw Teddy alive.
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Deborah Ross The Spectator Credulity is stretched so far it twangs back into your face Aug 22, 2018 Full Review Peter Howell Toronto Star Attenborough is a past master at this type of drama, and he confidently shifts between the decades, avoiding the confusion so common to non-linear films like this. Rated: 3/4 Aug 1, 2008 Full Review Kamal Al-Solaylee Globe and Mail Closing the Ring needed to find a context for its free-flowing emotions. Rated: 2/4 Aug 1, 2008 Full Review Toni Vall Cinemanía (Spain) [A] moth-eaten film. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 2.5/5 Nov 4, 2020 Full Review Sarah Manvel Cinemattraction Has Plummer or Postlethwaite ever given a bad performance? Attenborough is no auteur, as he says himself, but his ability to enable his actors to shine makes Closing the Ring a film which really grows on you. Aug 7, 2018 Full Review Joseph Proimakis Movies for the Masses Click to read full revoew [Greek] Rated: 2/5 May 10, 2009 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member The best film I have seen for ages. Three generations of superb actors. The plot and direction are remarkable in their close observation of the human condition. Maybe you have to be a romantic and not a cynic to appreciste this. The final scene with a buzzard couple circling in the air brought a lump to my throat. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Audience Member Attenborough is a past master at this type of drama, and he confidently shifts between the decades, avoiding the confusion so common to non-linear films like this. this one is good and most watchable but just a footnote to Attenborough's filmography. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Notebook-esque, but it's very boring. Mischa Barton shows off her boobies, but aside from that it's quite unmemorable. (not the best claim to fame) Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review Audience Member Have watched this more than a dozen times. One of my favourite movies!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/29/23 Full Review Audience Member Good movie and interesting story that keeps you guessing Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review Audience Member Sad and beautiful. A lovely story about love, true love, and how settling does not make you happy. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis During the 1940s, a group of young men go off to war, leaving behind Ethel Ann (Mischa Barton), who is in love with one of them, Teddy. In modern-day Belfast, a man named Jimmy (Martin McCann) endeavors to return a ring found in the wreckage of a crashed plane. He travels to Michigan, where the grown Ethel Ann (Shirley MacLaine), who married another man after Teddy was killed in battle, now lives. Ethel Ann must decide whether to go with Jimmy to meet the soldier who last saw Teddy alive.
Director
Richard Attenborough
Screenwriter
Peter Woodward
Production Co
Premiere Picture
Rating
R (Nudity|Brief Sexuality|Violent Images)
Genre
Drama, Romance
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 28, 2017
Runtime
1h 59m
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