The Last September (1999) - Turner Classic Movies

Brief Synopsis

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The portrait of an end of an era--British rule in Ireland--and the demise of a class and way of life which had survived for centuries. A depiction of a young woman's coming of age in a brutalized time and place, the story is set in 1920 in County Cork, southern Ireland at the country home of Sir Ric

Cast & Crew

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Deborah Warner

Michael Gambon

Sir Richard Naylor

Tom Hickey

Keeley Hawes

David Tennant

Gerald Colthurst

Richard Roxburgh

Film Details

Also Known As

Last September

MPAA Rating

Genre

Adaptation

Drama

Period

Romance

Release Date

1999

Production Company

Air Studios, London; British Screen Finance; Bskyb; Coutts & Company; Creative Europe; Deluxe Entertainment Services Group; Eastman Kodak; Film Finances, Inc.; Frameline Ltd; Freewheel International; General Screen Enterprises; Irish Film Board; National Film Trustee Company Ltd; RT+ Ireland; Sargent Disc, Ltd.; Scala Productions; StudioCanal; Ugc International; WB De Lane Lea

Distribution Company

TRIMARK/TRIMARK PICTURES; Cooperative Nouveau Cinema (Cnc); Lucky Red; Metro Tartan Distributors; Trimark Home Video; Trimark Pictures

Location

Ireland

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 44m

Synopsis

The portrait of an end of an era--British rule in Ireland--and the demise of a class and way of life which had survived for centuries. A depiction of a young woman's coming of age in a brutalized time and place, the story is set in 1920 in County Cork, southern Ireland at the country home of Sir Richard Naylor and his wife, Lady Myra. The Naylors belong to the class of Anglo-Irish aristocracy known as the Ascendancy, whose way of life--moneyed, graceful, essentially feudal--is fast coming to a close. Behind the facade of set-piece dinners, tennis parties and army camp dances, all know that the end is approaching. When Sir Richard's niece, Lois, who is being courted by a captain in the British army, is lured by a menacingly playful and violent young man hiding on the Danielstown estate, class tensions arise and a fierce struggle for personal freedom ensues.

Director

Deborah Warner

Cast

Michael Gambon

Sir Richard Naylor

Tom Hickey

Keeley Hawes

David Tennant

Gerald Colthurst

Richard Roxburgh

Gary Lydon

Maggie Smith

Maeve Kearney

Lambert Wilson

Hugo Montmorency

Jane Birkin

Francie Montmorency

Jonathan Slinger

Laurence Carstairs

Francine Mulrooney

Fiona Shaw

Emily Nagle

Catherine Walsh

Doreen Hartigan

Bernie Downes

Mikel Murfi

Sergeant Wilson

Arthur Riordan

Black And Tan Soldier

Kieran Ahern

Daniel Connolly

Aaron Harris

Captain Vermont

Lesley Mcguire

Christina Wilson

Mal Whyte

Tamsin Maccarthy

Myles Horgan

Stephen Sidwell

Simon Chamberlain

Jonathan Rees

James Mcleod

Dermot Crehan

Wilfred Gibson

Roger Garland

Jonathan Strange

Anthony Pleeth

Frank Ricotti

Alasdair Malloy

Kieran Aherne

Crew

Stephen Adams

Peter Agnew

1st Assistant Director

Mary Allguen

Caroline Amies

Production Designer

Nicola Armstrong

Dominic Ashton

Special Thanks ("The Director Would Like To Thank")

Susan Ashton

Special Thanks ("The Director Would Like To Thank")

Laurence Aston

Niall Bamford

John Banville

Stephen Barker

Post-Production Supervisor

Georges Benayoun

Co-Executive Producer

Patrick Binet

Dan Birch

Aerly Bird

Tony Boston

Elizabeth Bowen

Source Material (From Novel)

David Bray

John Bright

Costume Designer

John Bright

Costume Designer

Martin Brinkler

Assistant Editor

Shelton Brooks

Song ("Darktown Strutters Ball")

Christina Brosnan

Nicholas Bucknall

Aidan Byrne

Special Effects Technician

Brendan Byrne

Special Effects Technician

Dermot Byrne

Special Effects Technician

Kevin Byrne

Special Effects Supervisor

Oliver Byrne

Special Effects Technician

Peter Carey

Sound Assistant

Sue Carreck

Assistant (To Nik Powell)

Stephen Carroll

David Chambers

Stand-By Stagehand

Richard Collins

Richard Collins

Tom Collins

Stills Photographer

Carrie Commerford

Patrick Condren

Stunt Coordinator

Mary Cooke

Alison Crosbie

Casting Assistant

Robert Cuddy

Casting Assistant

James Cullen

Tony Cullen

Wayne Cullen

Cindy Cummins

Tonia Davall

Leo Davis

Mike Deegan

Construction Manager

Doctor Denis

Special Thanks ("The Director Would Like To Thank")

Louisa Dent

Anuree Desilva

Assistant Editor

Jimmy Devlin

Peter Doyle

Sean Drumm

Stand-By Carpenter

Kevin Eagers

Willie Eagers

Stand-By Construction

Edwin Edwards

Song ("Sansation Rag")

Henri Ernst

Kate Evans

Trevor Eve

Trevor Eve

Stephen Farrell

Claudine Favrat

Trainee Assistant Editor

Robert Franklin

Peter Fudakowski

Executive Producer

Sue Furney

Special Thanks ("The Director Would Like To Thank")

Michael Garland

Marina Gefter

Johnny Gibbons

Johnny Gilbert

Johnny Gilbert

Sara Giles

Associate Producer

John Given

Legal Services Provider (A & L Goodbody)

Paul Green

Paul Green

Props Runaround

Gerry Grennell

Paul Hamblin

Re-Recording Mixer

Paula Hanlon

Stephen Hayes

Andrew Hegarty

Location Manager

Stewart Henderson

Dialogue Editor

James Hickey

James Hickey

Special Thanks To

Ron Higgins

Chargehand Dressing Props

David Hill

Electrical Trucks

Robert Hill

Christine Howard

Head Of Business Affairs

Slawomir Idziak

Director Of Photography

Al Jolson

Song Performer ("You Made Me Love You")

Neil Jordan

Executive Producer

Kevin Kearns

Special Effects Technician

Leslie Kelly

Mike Kelly

Pat Keogh

Chan Kin

Peter Lamb

Special Thanks ("The Director Would Like To Thank")

John Lamon

Stand-By Carpenter

Richard Lang

Christopher Laurence

Mary Leonard

Nessa Linnane

Production Trainee

Stephen Loughman

Jim Lumsden

Colm Lynch

Rory Macdermott

Assistant Accountant

Ileen Maisel

Special Thanks ("The Director Would Like To Thank")

Frank Masterson

Davie Mayes

Alison Mcardle

James Mccarthy

Song ("You Made Me Love You")

Cameron Mccracken

Mark Mcdonnell

Dance Instructor

James Mcgetrick

Jeanette Mcgrath

Assistant Script Supervisor

Paul Mcguinness

John Mckenna

James Monaco

Song ("You Made Me Love You")

Xanda Monteiro-cantwell

Assistant Location Manager

Frank Moore

Electrical Trucks

John Morgan

Al Morris

Transportation Captain

Joe Mulholland

Executive Producer (Radio Telefis Eireann)

Tony Murnane

Claire Murphy

Niamh Nolan

Production Coordinator

Eric Norton

Construction Runaround

Sean O'criodain

Special Thanks ("The Director Would Like To Thank")

John O'flaherta

Casting Assistant

Anthony O'hanlon

William O'hanrahan

Elizabeth O'kelly

3rd Assistant Director

John Parricelli

Simon Perry

Nik Powell

Executive Producer

Zbigniew Preisner

Patrick Proctor

Pat Rambaut

Script Supervisor

Brenda Rawn

Tania Reddin

Conform Assistant

Michael Redfern

Maurice Rice

Sound Assistant

Dermot Ronaldson

Trainee Dressing Props

Tina Ross

Jim Ruddy

Fiona Shaw

Special Thanks ("The Director Would Like To Thank")

Alfie Smith

James A Smith

Richard Soames

Michael Solinger

Charlotte Somers

2nd Assistant Director

Marjorie Barrett Sowerby

Special Thanks ("The Director Would Like To Thank")

Rod Stoneman

Executive Producer (Irish Film Board)

Kate Sweetman

Special Thanks ("The Director Would Like To Thank")

Jim Tansey

Aoife Thunder

Cormac Thunder

Yvonne Thunder

Derek Trigg

Nicola Van Gelder

Hugh Webb

Louise Westaway

Paul White

Legal Services Provider (A & L Goodbody)

Neil Williams

Conform Assistant

Mary Wilson

Special Thanks ("The Director Would Like To Thank")

Rachel Wood

Head Of Development (Scala Productions)

Stephen Woolley

Executive Producer

Robert Ziegler

Film Details

Also Known As

Last September

MPAA Rating

Genre

Adaptation

Drama

Period

Romance

Release Date

1999

Production Company

Air Studios, London; British Screen Finance; Bskyb; Coutts & Company; Creative Europe; Deluxe Entertainment Services Group; Eastman Kodak; Film Finances, Inc.; Frameline Ltd; Freewheel International; General Screen Enterprises; Irish Film Board; National Film Trustee Company Ltd; RT+ Ireland; Sargent Disc, Ltd.; Scala Productions; StudioCanal; Ugc International; WB De Lane Lea

Distribution Company

TRIMARK/TRIMARK PICTURES; Cooperative Nouveau Cinema (Cnc); Lucky Red; Metro Tartan Distributors; Trimark Home Video; Trimark Pictures

Location

Ireland

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 44m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States Spring April 21, 2000

Expanded Release in United States April 28, 2000

Released in United States on Video September 26, 2000

Released in United States March 1999

Released in United States October 1999

Shown at Dublin Film Festival March 3-12, 1999.

Shown at Mill Valley Film Festival October 7-17, 1999.

Feature directorial debut for theatre and opera director Deborah Warner.

Completed shooting October 20, 1998.

Began shooting August 31, 1998.

Released in United States Spring April 21, 2000

Expanded Release in United States April 28, 2000

Released in United States on Video September 26, 2000

Released in United States March 1999 (Shown at Dublin Film Festival March 3-12, 1999.)

Released in United States October 1999 (Shown at Mill Valley Film Festival October 7-17, 1999.)

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