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Dancing at Lughnasa   1998         PG, 94 min. Genre: Drama Director: Pat O`Connor   Cast: Meryl Streep, Michael Gambon, Catherine McCormack, Kathy Burke, Sophie Thompson, Brid Brennan, Rhys Ifans, Darrell Johnston, Lorcan Cranitch, Peter Gowen, Gerard McSorley, John Kavanagh, Marie Mullen, Dawn Bradfield, Kate O'Toole   Set in rural Ireland during 1936, this is the story of the Mundy sisters. All five—Kit (Meryl Streep), Chrissy (Catherine McCormack), Maggie (Kathy Burke), Rosie (Sophie Thompson), and Aggie (Brid Brennan)—are spinsters and are supported by Kate's salary as a schoolteacher. When their brother, Father Jack (Michael Gambon), returns from 25 years in Africa a change is certain to take place in their lives. Cast Meryl Streep Kate "Kit" Mundy Michael Gambon Father Jack Mundy Catherine McCormack Christina "Chrissy" Mundy Kathy Burke Margaret "Maggie" Mundy Sophie Thompson Rose "Rosie" Mundy Brid Brennan Agnes "Aggie" Mundy Rhys Ifans Gerry Evans Darrell Johnston Michael "MIke" Mundy Lorcan Cranitch Danny Bradley Peter Gowen Austin Morgan Gerard McSorley Narrator (voice) John Kavanagh Father Carlin Marie Mullen Vera McLoughlin Dawn Bradfield Sophie McLoughlin Kate O'Toole Chemist