The Ballroom of Romance
1982 | 65m | English
Popularity: 0.1 (history)
| Director: | Pat O'Connor |
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| Writer: | William Trevor |
| Staring: |
| A lonely farmer's daughter hopes to find love at the village ballroom. | |
| Release Date: | Jan 01, 1982 |
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| Director: | Pat O'Connor |
| Writer: | William Trevor |
| Genres: | Drama, Romance |
| Keywords | ballroom dancing, ireland, irish |
| Production Companies | RTÉ |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 03, 2025 (Update) Entered: May 04, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Brenda Fricker | Bridie |
| John Kavanagh | Bowser Egan |
| Cyril Cusack | Mr. Dwyer |
| Niall Tóibín | Eyes Horgan |
| Brid Brennan | Patty Byrne |
| Mick Lally | Dano Ryan |
| Ingrid Craigie | Eenie Mackie |
| Joe Pilkington | Tim Daly |
| Pat Leavy | Madge Dowding |
| Robert Carrickford | Fogarty |
| May Ollis | Mrs. Dwyer |
| Anita Reeves | Cat Bolger |
| Brendan Conroy | Dan |
| Sonnie McNulty | Bridie's father |
| Patrick Gallagher | Man with long arms |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Pat O'Connor | Director |
| William Trevor | Screenplay |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2024 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2024 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| 2024 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 2024 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2024 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 1 |
| 2024 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Like many of the best Irish films, Ballroom has a notable literary source. A BBC/RTÉ television co-production adapted by William Trevor from his short story, it’s a delicate portrait of loneliness in a landscape of perpetual economic malaise and mass emigration (problems Irish audiences still experi ... enced in 1982). In the 1950s, temporary escape and hope were found, if it was found, in the rural dancehalls, often to the siren sounds of far Amerikay. Despite Bridie’s willingness to capitulate, she may never become a bride. But she’s only one victim. Many others dance, anonymous, just beyond the boundaries of our screen.