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The Last September

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Based on Elizabeth Bowen's acclaimed novel, "The Last September" is an unforgettable portrait of a young woman's coming of age, a sexual awakening in a brutalized time and place, where the ordinariness of life floats like music over the impending doom of history.

Critics Reviews

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Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times Jan 1, 2000
2/4
I'm not sure the movie should have pumped up the melodrama to get us more interested, but something might have helped. Go to Full Review Frank Swietek One Guy's Opinion Dec 6, 2005
C-
Expends so much effort looking good and creating a dreamy atmosphere that its makers seem not to care about maintaining narrative coherence or building emotional resonance. Go to Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Jun 13, 2005
2/5
Christopher Null Filmcritic.com Apr 21, 2005
2/5
Michael Dequina TheMovieReport.com Jan 3, 2005
2/4
Slow, stately, and boring. Go to Full Review Jeffrey M. Anderson San Francisco Examiner Mar 2, 2003
0/5
Absolutely dreadful -- boring, boring, boring. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

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May 18, 2012 Don't be fooled by the great cast listed. Watching grass grow is more exciting than this film. Seriously. See more Jan 9, 2012 The storyline had it's moments that it shined, but was still a rather slow and detached film in general. The big stand out with this movie was actually the cinematography and the landscape which were both gorgeous! The characters and acting were just ho-hum. In fact, I think the film would have benefited from the leads being recast. Just a sub-par film when you take in all of its elements. I wouldn't really recommend this one. See more Nov 18, 2011 (***): [img]http://images.rottentomatoes.com/images/user/icons/icon14.gif[/img] A good-looking film that has a good cast. A bit slow at times, but I was interested throughout. See more Nov 8, 2011 Film about a family caught up in the Anglo Irish war. A little slow & sad. See more Jul 29, 2011 Beautifully crafted. A couple of the actors fell a bit flat, but the rest made this film worthwhile. See more May 28, 2011 Gambon and Smith are excellent. The rest are substandard. Roxborough's accent is hillarious. Boring. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Deborah Warner

Director

Maggie Smith

Lady Myra

Michael Gambon

Sir Richard Naylor

Jane Birkin

Francie Montmorency

Fiona Shaw

Marda Norton

Lambert Wilson

Hugo Montmorency

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The Last September

Keeley Hawes as Lois Farquar in Trimark's The Last September David Tennant, Keeley Hawes and Richard Roxburgh in Trimark's The Last September Deborah Warner is the director of Trimark's The Last September Maggie Smith, Jane Birkin, Lambert Wilson and Michael Gambon in Trimark's The Last September Maggie Smith as Lady Myra in Trimark's The Last September Keeley Hawes as Lois Farquar in Trimark's The Last September Fiona Shaw and Lambert Wilson in Trimark's The Last September Keeley Hawes and David Tennant in Trimark's The Last September Fiona Shaw and Richard Roxburgh in Trimark's The Last September The Last September (1999) View more photos

Movie Info

Synopsis Based on Elizabeth Bowen's acclaimed novel, "The Last September" is an unforgettable portrait of a young woman's coming of age, a sexual awakening in a brutalized time and place, where the ordinariness of life floats like music over the impending doom of history.
Director
Deborah Warner
Producer
Yvonne Thunder
Screenwriter
John Banville, Elizabeth Bowen
Distributor
Trimark Pictures
Production Co
BSkyB, Scala Thunder, Matrix Films
Rating
R (Violence|Sexuality)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 28, 2000, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 1, 2009
Box Office (Gross USA)
$470.0K
Runtime
1h 43m
Sound Mix
Dolby Stereo, Dolby SR, Surround
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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