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A Man of No Importance

1994 99 min ★ 6.2 Comedy Drama

Alfie Byrne is a middle-aged bus conductor in Dublin in 1963. He would appear to live a life of quiet desperation: he's gay, but firmly closeted, and his sister is always trying to find him "the right girl". His passion is Oscar Wilde, his hobby is putting on amateur theatre productions in the local church hall. We follow him as he struggles with temptation, friendship, disapproval, and the conservative yet oddly lyrical world of Ireland in the early 1960s.

Director: Suri Krishnamma

Cast

Albert Finney Albert Finney Alfred Byrne
Brenda Fricker Brenda Fricker Lily Byrne
Michael Gambon Michael Gambon Ivor J. Carney
Tara Fitzgerald Tara Fitzgerald Adele Rice
Rufus Sewell Rufus Sewell Robbie Fay
Patrick Malahide Patrick Malahide Inspector Carson
David Kelly David Kelly Christy Ward
Mick Lally Mick Lally Father Ignatius Kenny
Anna Manahan Anna Manahan Mrs Grace
Joe Pilkington Joe Pilkington Ernie Lally
Brendan Conroy Brendan Conroy Rasher Flynn
Joan O'Hara Joan O'Hara Mrs Crowe