The Ballroom of Romance

The Ballroom of Romance

1982 · 52 min · ★ 7.4 · Romance, Drama, TV Movie

In County Leitrim in the 1950s, Bridie has been attending the local dance hall for years in the hope of finding a good husband who can help work her family's farm. Now surrounded by younger, prettier women at the dances, she comes to the realisation that all the good men of her generation have emigrated or have been spoken for, and her only remaining hope for marriage is with the alcoholic and unreliable Bowser Egan.

Directed by Pat O'Connor · Written by William Trevor

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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

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