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Circle of Friends   1995         PG-13, 96 min. Genre: Drama / Romance Director: Pat O`Connor   Cast: Minnie Driver, Chris O'Donnell, Saffron Burrows, Alan Cumming, Colin Firth, Geraldine O'Rawe, Aidan Gillen, Mick Lally, Britta Smith, John Kavanagh, Ruth McCabe, Ciaran Hinds, Marie Mullen, Marie Conmee, Tony Doyle   In 1957, close friends Benny (Minnie Driver), Eve (Geraldine O'Rawe), and Nan (Saffron Burrows) attend Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland. Unlike her friends, Benny must live at home and commute to school because her strict parents will not allow her to live on campus. The first day of school, Benny meets Jack (Chris O'Donnell), and they are attracted to each other but have problems because every night Benny must return home where she wards off the advances of her father's assistant Sean (Alan Cumming). Meanwhile, Nan falls for Simon (Colin Firth) who gets her pregnant and then dumps her. Nan plans to get Jack drunk and then claim that he is the father. Eve, who has fallen for Aidan (Aidan Gillen), catches on to Nan's plot and reveals all, which allows Jack and Benny to continue their romance. Cast Minnie Driver Bernadette "Benny" Hogan Chris O'Donnell Jack Foley Saffron Burrows Nan Mahon Alan Cumming Sean Walsh Colin Firth Simon Westward Geraldine O'Rawe Eve Malone Aidan Gillen Aidan Lynch Mick Lally Dan Hogan Britta Smith Mrs. Hogan John Kavanagh Brian Mahon Ruth McCabe Emily Mahon Ciaran Hinds Professor Flynn Marie Mullen Mrs. Foley Marie Conmee Mrs. Healey Tony Doyle Dr. Foley