Attracta (film)
Attracta is a 1983 Irish drama film directed by Kieran Hickey, co-produced by Douglas Kennedy,[1] and starring Wendy Hiller, Kate Thompson and Joe McPartland. It was based on a short story by William Trevor.[2]
Premise
An elderly schoolteacher reflects on her past.
Cast
- Wendy Hiller as Attracta
- Kate Thompson as The young Attracta
- Joe McPartland as Mr. Purce
- John Kavanagh as Mr. Devereux
- Kate Flynn as Aunt Emmeline
- Cathleen Delany as Sarah Crookham
- Deirdre Donnelly as Geraldine Carey
- Christopher Casson as Mr. Jameson
- Emma McGrane as Attracta at 11 years
- Aiden Grennell as Archdeacon Flower
- Seamus Forde as Mr. Ayrie
- Jane Brennan as Penelope Vade
- Martina Stanley as Maisie
- Alan Stanford as Doctor Friendman
References
- Film Details: Attracta, Trinity College Dublin website, https://www.tcd.ie/irishfilm/showfilm.php?fid=56704
- BFI.org
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