The American 1998  TV, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Paul Unwin
Cast: Matthew Modine, Diana Rigg, Brenda Fricker, Aisling O'Sullivan, Paul Hickey, Andrew Scott, Eva Birthistle, T.P. McKenna, Phillip O'Sullivan, Ian Fitzgibbon, Joe Pilkington, Ed Bishop, Alison McKenna, David Heap, Anita Reeves
Based on Henry James' 1877 novel, this story is set in the post-Civil War era when an American, Christopher Newman (Matthew Modine), arrives in Paris where he is more than a little impressed with European society. Christopher falls in love with Claire (Aisling O'Sullivan), but her mother Madame de Bellegarde (Diana Rigg) and her older brother Valentin (Andrew Scott) oppose Claire's marriage to Christopher because he does not represent French aristocracy. The problem might be solved when Christopher gains evidence that Madam de Bellegarde may have murdered her husband, and he finds himself in the position of blackmailing his way into European society.
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A Man of No Importance 1994 R, 99 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Suri Krishnamma
Cast: Albert Finney, Brenda Fricker, Michael Gambon, Tara Fitzgerald, Rufus Sewell, Patrick Malahide, David Kelly, Mick Lally, Anna Manahan, Joe Pilkington
Repressed homosexual Alfie Byrne (Albert Finney), a Dublin bus conductor fixates on Oscar Wilde plays, puts on local productions, and is on a collision course with his moment of self-acceptance of what his life is really about.
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| 1. The American (1998)
2. A Man of No Importance (1994)
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