A Man of No Importance

Name: A Man of No Importance
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: December 22, 1994
Duration: 99 min
Rating: 62
Cast: Albert Finney, Brenda Fricker

1994

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Sony Pictures Classics | Release Date: December 22, 1994 | R

Starring: Albert Finney, Brenda Fricker

Summary: Set in 1960s Dublin, Alfie (Finney), a bus driver, organizes annual Oscar Wilde plays with help from many of his regular passengers. He finds himself in the middle of conflicts when he decides to stage "Salome" instead of "The Importance of Being Earnest."

Director: Suri Krishnamma

Genre(s): Drama, Comedy

Rating: R

Runtime: 99 min

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Peter Stack

Delightfully comic - and the funniest moments are rich in meaning - A Man of No Importance is laced with memorable scenes. Read full review

Hal Hinson

A Man of No Importance is as rich and soulful as it is modest. [27 Jan 1995]

Caryn James

A Man of No Importance is a small film with far more charm than its premise might suggest. It is acted with great warmth and wit by an ideal cast. Read full review

David Armstrong

[Krishnamma] gives the story a dimension of pent-up anguish and melancholy. Read full review

Roger Ebert

The movie operates at the level of a literate sitcom, in which the dialogue is smart and the characters are original, but the outcome and most of the stops along the way are preordained. Read full review

Michael Wilmington

Director Suri Krishnamma, depends on Finney for its power. His great performance carries the film over its shallow spots, its wish fulfillment, its pull toward caricature. [03 Feb 1995]

James Hannaham

The film has that made-for-UK-TV-but-theatriucally-released-inthe-US look, The shots are claustrophobic and grainy for no reason. [27 Dec 1994]

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DawdlingPoet

Nov 25, 2021

This is a gentle, slow paced but not uncharming slice of Irish cultural life in the time its set in, i.e.the early 60s. I found the main character, Alfred Byrne, to be quite a likeable person, if a little bumbling perhaps. Its an easy and enjoyable watch and I liked that it wasn't tooThis is a gentle, slow paced but not uncharming slice of Irish cultural life in the time its set in, i.e.the early 60s. I found the main character, Alfred Byrne, to be quite a likeable person, if a little bumbling perhaps. Its an easy and enjoyable watch and I liked that it wasn't too sentimental, nor was it excessively sexual or anything like that. Its a somewhat thoughtful film, with some poignant dialogue and so I'd sat this is worth a watch.… Expand

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