Frankie Starlight (1995)

Frankie Starlight (1995) (DVD) (*)

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Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Italian ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Italian ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Italy ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
96 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1995 and produced in:
France ( France, Benelux )
Ireland ( Great Britain, Ireland )
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Michael Lindsay-Hogg

Written By:
Ronan O'Leary
Chet Raymo

Actors:
Corban Walker ..... Frank Bois
Niall Toibin ..... Handy Paige
Owen Roe ..... Senior Customs Officer
Gabriel Byrne ..... Jack Kelly
Anne Parillaud ..... Bernadette
Alan Devine ..... Boy On Beach No. 1
Edward Naessens ..... Boy On Beach No. 2
Laurent Mellet ..... Boy On Beach No. 3
Ulrich Funke ..... German Officer
Guy Verame ..... Interpretor
Christine Keane ..... Mother Of Sick Child
Victoria Begeja ..... Anne Marie Bois
Julian Negulesco ..... Bernadette's Uncle
Jean-Claude Frissung ..... Albert Bois (as Jean Claude Frissung)
Corine Blue ..... Bernadette's Aunt
Dearbhla Molloy ..... Effa Kelly
Georgina Cates ..... Young Emma
Ann Russell ..... Midwife (as Ann Weakley)
David Parnell ..... Photographer
Alan Pentony ..... Young Frank Bois
Darren Monks ..... Young Man In Cinema
Matt Dillon ..... Terry Klout
Pauline Cadell ..... Prostitute
Elizabeth Keller ..... TV Interviewer
Sage Allen ..... Bar Proprietress
Kit Kincannon ..... Man In Bar
John S. Davies ..... Tobin
Barbara Alyn Woods ..... Marcia
Amber Hibler ..... Charleen
Jessie-Ann Friend ..... Lisa
Aiden Grennell ..... Bookshop Manager
Tristan Gribbin ..... Bookshop Assistant
Christopher Casson ..... Bookshop Gentleman
Rudi Davies ..... Emma
Aisling Leyne ..... Girl In Gallery
Martin Dunne ..... Friend At Wedding No. 1 (uncredited)
Martin Murphy ..... Guest At Wedding (uncredited)
Derry Power ..... Friend At Wedding No. 2 (uncredited)

Synopsis:

A small man with a big story examines the facts of his life in this drama. As Frank Bois enjoys the success of his first novel, he finds himself looking back on his highly unusual life. Frank's mother Bernadette (Anne Parillaud) was a French woman who, after the death of her parents and several close friends in World War II, smuggled herself aboard an Allied troop ship sailing to Ireland, exchanging sexual favors for silence among the soldiers who discovered her on board. A kind-hearted customs agent, Jack Kelly (Gabriel Byrne), allowed Bernadette to enter Ireland, and they soon became lovers, even though she was already carrying the child of one of the soldiers from the ship. Bernadette soon gave birth to young Frankie (Alan Pentony), who suffered from dwarfism. As he grew older, Frankie fell for Jack's daughter Emma (Georgina Cates), who clearly didn't care for him, while Jack generously shared his knowledge of astronomy with Frankie. Eventually, Bernadette encountered Terry Klout (Matt Dillon), an American soldier from the troop ship, who offered to marry her. Bernadette and Frankie accompanied Terry to his home in Texas, but both mother and son felt like fish out of water in the American West, and they returned to the Irish home they came to love. A sadder but wiser Bernadette eventually committed suicide, and Frank began to draw upon his life experiences as he put pen to paper for his first book. Based on the novel The Dork of Cork by Chet Raymo, Frankie Starlight was directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg.

Set in a post-World War II Ireland, this is the story of Frankie and his mother Bernadette who, as an 18-year-old girl, left France smuggled aboard a troop ship in return for sexual favors. Put ashore in Ireland, the penniless Bernadette gives birth to Frankie. Through the kindness of customs officer Jack Kelly, Bernadette is able to raise Frankie in Dublin. Jack teaches Frankie about the stars, sparking in him a life-long mystical obsession with the cosmos. As an adult, Frankie weaves his love for and knowledge of astrology into a novel based on his recollections of his mother's history. After his book is published and he moves from isolation to potential celebrity, we discover how his mother's colorful exploits shaped Frankie's life.

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