Ryan's Daughter
This film has sometimes been described as David Lean's Madame Bovary. Starring Sarah Miles, later twice married to screenwriter Robert Bolt, the film displays Lean's taste for epic scenery. Set in early 20th-century Ireland against a backdrop of local hostility to the British, Rosy Ryan's adultery exposes the prejudices and cruelties of a remote, tightly-knit community.
Nominated by
Jane Wright
General Manager - BBC Films
This heady mixture of physical beauty, emotional impact and learning was my first education on the power of cinema... read more
| Credits | |
|---|---|
| Director | David Lean |
| Cast | Sarah Miles, Robert Mitchum, John Mills, Trevir Howard, Chris Jones |
| Country | UK |
| Year | 1970 |
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