American Cousins 2003 N/R, 89 min. Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Don Coutts Cast: Danny Nucci, Shirley Henderson, Vincent Pastore, Gerald Lepkowski, Dan Hedaya, Russell Hunter, Stevan Rimkus, Olegar Fedoro, Alan McQueen, George McNeilage, Rab Reilly, Jake Abraham, Eva Coutts
American mobsters Gino (Danny Nucci) and Settimo (Dan Hedaya) claim to be PR consultants when they seek refuge at their cousin Roberto's (Gerald Lepkowski) fish and chip shop in Glasgow. They are greeted warmly by all–including Roberto and waitress Alice (Shirley Henderson) who has been waiting in vain for Roberto to ask her out. All goes well until Gino and Settimo strong arm a bill collector. Now Roberto gets the idea that there is more to his American cousins than meets the eye, and problems lie ahead.
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Cal 1984 R, 102 min. Genre: Drama / Thriller / Romance
Director: Pat O'Connor Cast: Helen Mirren, John Lynch, Donal McCann, John Kavanagh, Ray McAnally, Stevan Rimkus, Catherine Gibson, Louis Rolston, Tom Hickey, Gerard Mannix Flynn, Edward Byrne, Audrey Johnson, Seamus Forde, J.J. Murphy, Brian Munn
Cal (John Lynch), a young Catholic in Northern Ireland, falls in love with the widowed Marcella (Helen Mirren) whose Protestant husband was killed by the IRA–a crime in which Cal reluctantly played a role. Now, as Cal becomes more interested in Marcella, she becomes attracted to him. But, Cal cannot bring himself to share with Marcella his role in her husband's murder. Can their love survive with the terrible secret being kept from Miranda? Mirren won the 1984 Cannes Best Actress award.
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