The Ballroom of Romance (1982)
In County Leitrim in the 1950s, Bridie has been attending the local dance hall for years in the hope of finding a good husband who can help work her family's farm. Now surrounded by younger, prettier women at the dances, she comes to the realisation that all the good men of her generation have emigrated or have been spoken for, and her only remaining hope for marriage is with the alcoholic and unreliable Bowser Egan.
- Released
- 1982-10-31
- Genres
- Romance, Drama, TV Movie
- Runtime
- 52 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- William Trevor, Pat O'Connor
- TMDB rating
- 7.4/10 from 5 votes
Cast
- Brenda Fricker as Bridie
- John Kavanagh as Bowser Egan
- Cyril Cusack as Mr. Dwyer
- Niall Tóibín as Eyes Horgan
- Brid Brennan as Patty Byrne
- Mick Lally as Dano Ryan
- Ingrid Craigie as Eenie Mackie
- Joe Pilkington as Tim Daly
- Pat Leavy as Madge Dowding
- Robert Carrickford as Fogarty
- May Ollis as Mrs. Dwyer
- Anita Reeves as Cat Bolger
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