Fools of Fortune
1990
109 Min
Synopsis
Years after his Protestant family is brutally attacked by Irish paramilitary forces, Willie Quinton (Iain Glen) seeks revenge in this drama set in 1920s Ireland. A romance with his cousin (Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio) cannot erase Willie’s traumatic memories, especially of the sergeant who murdered his father. One family tragedy leads to the next, until the young man can no longer control his desire for revenge. Julie Christie also stars.
Director
Pat O'Connor
Pat O’Connor, born in Ardmore, County Waterford, is an Irish film director.
In 1982, O’Connor won a Jacob’s Award for his direction of the RTÉ TV adaptation of William Trevor’s short story, Ballroom of Romance starring Cyril Cusack and Brenda Fricker. It was shot near the village of Ballycroy, County Mayo. He also directed Trevor’s One of Ourselves for BBC TV, again starring Cyril Cusack, and filmed in Cappoquin and Lismore, Co. Waterford.
O’Connor has been married since 1990 to Oscar-nominated actress Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, with whom he has two sons. He directed Mastrantonio in another William Trevor film adaptation, Fools of Fortune as well as The January Man. —Wikipedia
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