Evelyn (2002)

Director:

Bruce Beresford

Writer:

Paul Pender (written by)

Release Date:

21 March 2003 (UK)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

The story of a father's love that changed a nation

Plot:

Desmond Doyle is devastated when his wife abandons their family on the day after Christmas. His unemployment...

Plot Keywords:

Catholic Church | Unemployment | Catholic | Christmas | Child Abuse

Awards:

1 win & 7 nominations

Cast

Sophie Vavasseur	...	Evelyn Doyle
Niall Beagan	...	Dermot Doyle
Hugh McDonagh	...	Maurice Doyle (as Hugh Macdonagh)
Pierce Brosnan	...	Desmond Doyle
Mairead Devlin	...	Charlotte Doyle
Frank Kelly	...	Henry Doyle
Claire Mullan	...	Mrs. Daisley
Alvaro Lucchesi	...	Inspector Logan
Garrett Keogh	...	District Judge
Daithi O'Suilleabhain	...	Brother Eustace (as Daithi O'Suillebhain)
Andrea Irvine	...	Sister Brigid
Marian Quinn	...	Sister Theresa
Karen Ardiff	...	Sister Felicity
Julianna Margulies	...	Bernadette Beattie
Bosco Hogan	...	Father O'Malley
Des Braiden	...	Fergal
Sorcha Herlihy	...	Mary
Lauren Carpenter	...	Annette Farrell
Lauren O'Connell	...	Lauren
Stephen Rea	...	Michael Beattie
Hugh Grogan	...	Pub Musician
Peter Fowl	...	Pub Musician
Aidan Quinn	...	Nick Barron
Gail Fitzpatrick	...	Miss Gilhooly
Pat McGrath	...	Gamekeeper (as Pat Mcgrath)
Mark Lambert	...	Minister of Education
Alan Bates	...	Tom Connolly
Conor Evans	...	Justice Ferris
John Lynch	...	Senior Counsel Mr. Wolfe
Eamon Rohan	...	Justice Hall
Alan Barry	...	Justice McLaughlin
Brian McGrath	...	Hugh Canning (as Brian Mcgrath)
Mick Nolan	...	Honest Joe O'Leary
Luke Hayden	...	Irish Times Reporter
Don Foley	...	Justice Lynch
Bill Golding	...	Justice Daley
Sally	...	Slippery Sam
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Stuart Clark	...	Children's Court Usher (uncredited)

Directed by
Bruce Beresford

Writing credits
Paul Pender		(written by)

Produced by
Kevan Barker	....	line producer
Simon Bosanquet	....	executive producer
Pierce Brosnan	....	producer
Kieran Corrigan	....	executive producer
Eberhard Kayser	....	executive producer: CineEvelyn
Mario Ohoven	....	executive producer: CineEvelyn
Michael Ohoven	....	producer
Cynthia A. Palormo	....	associate producer
Paul Pender	....	co-producer
Beau St. Clair	....	producer

Original Music by
Stephen Endelman

Cinematography by
Andre Fleuren		(director of photography) (as André Fleuren)

Film Editing by
Humphrey Dixon

Casting by
John Hubbard
Ros Hubbard

Production Design by
John Stoddart

Art Direction by
Ian Bailie

Set Decoration by
Josie MacAvin		(as Josie Macavin)

Costume Design by
Joan Bergin

Makeup Department
Bernadette Dooley	....	key hair stylist
Lynn Johnson	....	key makeup artist
Clare Lambe	....	assistant makeup artist
Rick Provenzano	....	hair stylist: Mr. Brosnan
Bron Roylance	....	makeup artist: Mr. Brosnan
Deirdre Tormey	....	assistant hair stylist

Production Management
David Byrne	....	unit production manager
Jeanette Haley	....	post-production supervisor
Amanda Scarano	....	production supervisor (as Amanda J. Scarano)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Richard Cowan	....	first assistant director
Raymond Kirk	....	third assistant director (as Ray Kirk)
Hannah Quinn	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Ruth Barry	....	art department
Julie Busher	....	graphics
Jason Clarke	....	construction runaround
Gabriel Coates	....	stand-by carpenter
June Connon	....	stand-by props
Jenni Cooney	....	art department trainee
Keith Cullen	....	trainee stand-by props
Martin Doyle	....	dressing props
Pascal Farrell	....	supervising carpenter (as Paschal Farrell)
David Flanagan	....	dressing props
Vivienne Gray	....	assistant art director
Paul Hedges	....	property master
Nicola Hughes	....	trainee props
James Hunt	....	scenic artist
Jimmy Kavanagh	....	drapes (as Jim Kavanagh)
Seamus Kelly	....	dressing props
Tom Lundy	....	stand-by painter (as Tommy Lundy)
Frank Matthews	....	master plasterer
Gary McGinty	....	draughtsman (as Gary Mcginty)
Brendan McNicholl	....	stand-by rigger (as Brendan Mcnicholl)
Fiona Mullally	....	trainee art director
Owen Murnane	....	master scenic painter
Linda Murphy	....	art department coordinator
Tony Nicholson Jr.	....	chargehand/dressing props (as Tony Nicholson)
Anthony Nugent	....	trainee props
Vivion O'Brien	....	chargehand carpenter
Sheelagh Power	....	property buyer
Gary Purdy	....	stand-by stagehand
John Purdy	....	chargehand
John Purdy	....	stagehand
Gerard Richardson	....	supervising painter
Philip Richardson	....	storeman/dressing props
Christian Tobin	....	trainee props
Dave Whelan	....	construction manager
Dermot Butler	....	carpenter (uncredited)
Eugene Campbell	....	carpenter (uncredited)
Ken Carlisle	....	carpenter (uncredited)
Alan Cheevers	....	plasterer (uncredited)
David Cowley	....	stagehand (uncredited)
Manus Daly	....	carpenter (uncredited)
Ciaran Drew	....	carpenter (uncredited)
Derek Drew	....	carpenter (uncredited)
Neville Gaynor	....	painter (uncredited)
Brian Geoghegan	....	carpenter (uncredited)
Martin Gray	....	stagehand (uncredited)
Edward Humphries	....	carpenter (uncredited)
Jimmy Kavanagh	....	props (uncredited)
Darren Kearney	....	painter (uncredited)
Tony Kennedy	....	carpenter (uncredited)
Martin Kenny	....	painter (uncredited)
Matthew Kirwan	....	carpenter (uncredited)
Colm Murnane	....	carpenter (uncredited)
Tony Nicholson Jr.	....	supervising propsman (uncredited)
Fenton O'Brien	....	plasterer (uncredited)
Sean O'Donnell	....	carpenter (uncredited)
David Oldham	....	carpenter (uncredited)
Tommy Rennick	....	carpenter (uncredited)
Bobby Richardson	....	painter (uncredited)
William Richardson	....	painter (uncredited)
Anthony Walsh	....	stagehand (uncredited)

Sound Department
Hugo Adams	....	assistant sound editor
Julie Ankerson	....	foley artist
Michelle Cunniffe	....	adr mixer: Ardmore Studios
Brendan Deasy	....	production sound mixer
John Fewell	....	foley artist
John Hayward	....	sound re-recording mixer
Lee Herrick	....	dialogue editor
Mark Heslop	....	supervising sound editor
Ian Johns	....	sound trainee
Jean McGrath	....	adr mixer: Ardmore Studios (as Jean Mcgrath)
Grahame Peters	....	foley editor (as Graham Peters)
Richard Pryke	....	sound re-recording mixer
Eddie Quinn	....	boom operator
Gerard Roche	....	adr mixer: Ardmore Studios (as Gerry Roache)
James Seddon	....	stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Kevin Tayler	....	adr mixer: Pinewood Studios
Kevin Tayler	....	foley mixer: Pinewood Studios
Andrew Caller	....	sound technician (uncredited)
Peter Gleaves	....	adr mixer (uncredited)
Tom Sayers	....	assistant dialogue editor (uncredited)
Mark Sheffield	....	preview re-recording mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Mick Doyle	....	special effects (as Mick Doyle Bray)
Maurice Foley	....	special effects supervisor
Derek Kelly	....	special effects
Brendan Walsh	....	special effects
Jim Davey	....	scanning and recording (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Fabienne Arbogast	....	auto conforming: Cineimage
Steve Boag	....	visual effects supervisor: Cineimage
Martin Bullard	....	optical supervisor: Cineimage
Charles Green	....	color grader: Cineimage
Dave Gurney	....	optical camera: Cineimage
Sabine Kertscher	....	compositor: Cineimage
Sabine Kertscher	....	digital effects: Cineimage
Matthew Symonds	....	compositor: Cineimage
Matthew Symonds	....	digital effects: Cineimage
Ian Murphy	....	digital effects: Cineimage (uncredited)

Stunts
Bronco McLoughlin	....	stunt coordinator (as Bronco Mcloughlin)
Mark Mottram	....	stunt double: Mr. Brosnan

Camera and Electrical Department
Garret Baldwin	....	best boy
Alan Butler	....	focus puller
John Connon	....	second grip
Louis Conroy	....	gaffer
Billy Doyle	....	electrician
Jessica Drum	....	camera trainee
Sarah Francis	....	camera loader
David Grennan	....	focus puller: "b" camera
Robert Hamilton	....	video assist operator
Simon Harding	....	Steadicam operator
Simon Harding	....	director of photography: second unit
Jimmy Hennessy	....	chargehand rigger (as James Hennessy)
Jonathan Hession	....	still photographer
Noel Holland	....	electrician
Malcolm Huse	....	dolly grip
Ian Madden	....	electrician
Philip McKeon	....	focus puller: "b" camera (as Philip Mckeon)
Shane O'Neill	....	focus puller: "b" camera
Andrew O'Reilly	....	camera trainee
Peter O'Toole	....	generator operator
Matthias Reisser	....	camera trainee
Pat Ryder	....	electrician
Stefan Stankowski	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Ciarán Barry	....	camera operator (uncredited)
Neil Crawford	....	rigger (uncredited)
Richard Lang	....	rigger (uncredited)
Charlie McKenna	....	rigger (uncredited)
Tom Tormey	....	rigger (uncredited)
Paul Treacy	....	rigger (uncredited)

Casting Department
Louis Elman	....	adr voice casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Susan Casey	....	trainee costume maker
Carol Graham	....	wardrobe assistant
Ciara James	....	trainee costume designer (as Ciára James)
Derbhla McClelland	....	wardrobe trainee (as Derbhla Mcclelland)
Helen McCusker	....	wardrobe trainee (as Helen Mccusker)
Gabriel O'Brien	....	wardrobe assistant
Melissa O'Connor	....	wardrobe trainee
Ger Scully	....	wardrobe supervisor
Sandra O'Toole	....	costume assistant (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Anna Aylward	....	first assistant editor: UK (as Ann K. Aylward)
Mary Casey	....	first assistant editor: Ireland
Jason Costelloe	....	conforming editor
Linda Nartey	....	second assistant film editor
Anna Maria O'Flanagan	....	assistant editor: avid, Ireland
Martin Walsh	....	color timer
Jason Wheeler	....	negative cutter (uncredited)

Music Department
Philip Bodger	....	music mixer
Philip Bodger	....	music recordist
Marcia Crayford	....	orchestra leader
Dermot Crehan	....	musician: Irish fiddle
Dina Eaton	....	preview music editor
Stephen Endelman	....	conductor
Stephen Endelman	....	musical director
Stephen Endelman	....	orchestrator
Esther Goodhew	....	musicians contractor: Cool Music Ltd.
Tony Hinnigan	....	musician: irish flute
Luis Jardim	....	musician: percussion
Christopher Kennedy	....	music editor
Rob Kolar	....	musician: guitars
George Edward Regis	....	music clearances
Simon Changer	....	score assistant engineer (uncredited)

Transportation Department
John Kavanagh	....	transportation captain
Colin Morris	....	personal driver: Mr. Brosnan
John Douglas	....	driver: construction department (uncredited)
Matt Kelly	....	unit driver (uncredited)
Paul Kelly	....	unit driver (uncredited)
Pat Keogh	....	driver: electrical truck (uncredited)
Sckillachi Lupton	....	driver: props (uncredited)
Colie Sharkey	....	unit driver (uncredited)

Other crew
Shane Bisgood	....	location assistant
Donnacha Brady	....	assistant location manager
Renee Burke	....	script supervisor (as Renée Foley Burke)
Steve Cardone	....	completion guarantee: Worldwide Film Completion Inc.
Dermot Cleary	....	location manager
Nicola Conlon	....	assistant: Mr. Brosnan
Matt Curtis	....	title designer: main titles
Olive Drynan	....	unit nurse
Emer Egan	....	accounting assistant
Brendan Gunn	....	dialect coach
Cathy Handelman	....	production coordinator
Iseult Harrington	....	office production assistant
Tom Joyner	....	completion guarantee: Worldwide Film Completion Inc.
Tracy Kelly	....	accounts trainee
John Loughney	....	location trainee
Gerry Lundberg	....	unit publicist
Brian Lynch	....	stand-in: Mr. Brosnan
Owen Magee	....	set production assistant
Sinéad Murphy	....	set production assistant
Lucie Nunan	....	on-set tutor
Alan O'Brien	....	office production assistant
Sinead O'Doherty	....	assistant unit publicist
Michelle O'Mahony	....	assistant: Mr. Corrigan
Frances O'Reilly	....	assistant: Mr. Quinn & Mr. Margulies
Tara O'Sullivan	....	assistant production coordinator
Geraldine Patten	....	assistant: Mr. Bosanquet
Rob Quigley	....	production accountant
Bairbre Quinn	....	extras coordinator
Justine Redfern	....	production associate
Nick Thomas	....	location assistant
David Valleau	....	assistant: Mr. Ohoven
Jean Wainwright	....	assistant accountant
Norm Wallerstein	....	completion guarantee: Worldwide Film Completion Inc.
Anne Warter	....	set production assistant
Jackie Bissley	....	publicity consultant (uncredited)
Chris Charalambous	....	office production assistant: Los Angeles (uncredited)
Jess Platt	....	dialect coach: Julianna Margulies (uncredited)
Barbara Snelgrove	....	assistant: Michael and Mario Ohoven (uncredited)

Thanks
Joe Binchy	....	thanks
Jenny Bulbulia	....	thanks
John Davis	....	thanks
Gunther Falkenthal	....	thanks
Colin Green	....	thanks
Gerry Hargadon	....	thanks
Melissa L. Jones	....	thanks
Gráinne Mullan	....	thanks
Kenneth O'Malley	....	thanks
Brian D. Palormo	....	thanks (as Brian Palormo)
Jess Platt	....	thanks (as Jess Plat)
Des Regan	....	thanks
Lizanne Senior	....	thanks
Jenny D. Shields	....	thanks

Production Companies

• CineEvelyn (as Cineevelyn)
• Cinerenta Medienbeteiligungs KG (as Cinerenta)
• First Look International
• Irish DreamTime (as Irish Dreamtime)

Distributors

• United Artists (2002) (USA) (theatrical)
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corporation (MGM) (2002) (USA) (theatrical)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2002) (USA) (theatrical)
• Hoyts Distribution (2004) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
• A-Film Distribution (????) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (????) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Overseas FilmGroup (????) (USA) (theatrical)
• Pathé (????) (UK) (theatrical)
• Gativideo (????) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Gativideo (????) (Argentina) (VHS)

Special Effects

• Ciné Image (titles and opticals) (as Cineimage)

Other Companies

• Angel Recording Studios  music recorded at (as Angel Studios)
• Bank of Ireland  funding provided by (as Bank of Ireland Group)
• Charles Russell, London  legal services
• Cine Electric Ltd.  lighting supplied by
• Cool Music  musicians contractor
• Decca Records  soundtrack
• Dublin Corporation, Office of Public Works  thanks (as Dublin Corporation)
• Duchas, The Heritage Service  thanks (as Duchas)
• Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council  thanks
• European Co-production Fund  financial assistance provided by (as The European Co-Production Fund Limited)
• Fintage Collection Account Management B.V.  collection account management by (as Fintage House)
• Government of Ireland, The  produced with the support of
• Hot Buns  catering
• Jason Wheeler Film Services  negative cutters
• John Hayward Amps  sound re-recording mixing
• Kennedy Mcgonagles Ballagh Dublin  legal services
• Kodak  motion picture film supplied by
• L.K. Shields, Dublin  legal services
• Lilliput Press  images courtesy of
• Louis Elman Amps  adr voice casting
• Marsh Risk Insurance Services  insurance
• Merlin Films  in association with
• Pinewood Studios  post-production facilities (as Pinewood Studios)
• Pinewood Studios  sound re-recorded at (as Pinewood Studios, London, England)
• Reel Sound  sound editing (as Reelsound)
• Sapex Scripts  post-production script service
• Sargent Disc  payroll services (as Sargent-Disc Ltd. London)
• Scottish Screen  developed with assistance from
• Sony Music Studios  music mixed at (as Sony Music Studios [London])
• Telescope Pictures  in association with
• UMG Soundtracks  soundtrack
• Waterways Ireland  thanks
• Wicklow Film Commission  thanks
• Worldwide Film Completion  completion guarantee provided by

Also Known As:

Ein Vater kämpft um seine Kinder (Germany) (TV title)

MPAA:

Rated PG for thematic material and language.

Runtime:

94 min | USA:95 min (TV version)

Country:

Germany | Ireland | USA | UK | Netherlands

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Netherlands:AL | South Korea:All | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Canada:PG | Spain:7 | Sweden:7 | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | UK:PG | USA:PG | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Ardmore Studios - Herbert Road, Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland

Company:

CineEvelyn

Trivia:

Evelyn's mother is said to have gone to Australia with her lover, but in reality, she went to England and ended up raising another family there. The real Evelyn eventually saw her mother on more than one occasion, but they never reconciled.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: When the camera pans on to the accordionist it shows the accordionist playing a Saltarelle accordion which were only produced from 1984 onwards.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Dermot Doyle: Evelyn, did Jesus have a big sister?
Evelyn Doyle: No Dermot, he wasn't as lucky as you.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Evelyn: The Story Behind the Story (2003) (V)

Soundtrack:

The First Noel

Pierce Brosnan can act!

I have to admit, I was skeptical and anxious to see Pierce Brosnan in a serious dramatic role. His characters are usually very debonair and have an air of superiority about them that makes him seem to be better than the rest of us. I was pleasantly surprised seeing his true to life performance as Desmond Doyle an unemployed father of two boys and a girl named Evelyn. Evelyn is the eldest of the three children and has a special bond with her father which is the basis of the whole movie. Pierce Brosnan plays his character with a delicacy and dedication in which you the viewer completely forget him as Pierce Brosnan and start to really believe that this is a documentary type movie and not a Hollywood production. As Pierce Brosnan is Irish by birth it is not surprising how well he can pull off a moderate Irish accent but it is still a bit shocking considering how English he usually seems when he is seen on-screen. Stephen Rea, Alan Bates, Aidan Quinn and Juliana Margulies round out the rest of the adult cast and all put in performances that are worthy of their talents. Juliana Margulies being an American born actress is able to portray an Irish woman with accent very convincingly. This movie is without a doubt one of the better films of 2002, it is unfortunate that it was not widely known as a potential Oscar favorite.