Handel's Last Chance
When you believe in yourself, you can make a comeback.
As the film opens, the career of George Frideric Handel is in tatters. Invited to Dublin to present the premiere of a new choral work, The Messiah, he can't find singers adequate for the job. A boy who steals a chicken runs into Mr. Handel. The boy's Mother was NOT an employee at the Cathedral, she cleaned and ironed shirts, so the mother "bribes" Mr. Handel with non-starched shirts to save her boy from being in jail. The choir sucks until the washer lady's son is discovered by Handel.
Directed by Milan Cheylov · Written by Marlene Matthews
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Cast
- Leon Pownall George Friedrich Handel
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Tod Fennell Jamie O'Flaherty -
Gerard Parkes Jonathan Swift -
Seana McKenna Mary Margaret O'Flaherty -
Cody Jones Wee Hugh Brannigan - Jennifer Rockett Miss Abbott
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Jan Nemejovský Headmaster
Make it a double feature
3h 10m together
Handel's Last Chance
Rob Roy
A close match in mood and era.
