Circle of Friends |  | Director: Pat O'Connor
Actors: Chris O'Donnell, Minnie Driver, Geraldine O'Rawe, Saffron Burrows, Alan Cumming
Studio: Hbo Home Video
Category: DVD
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Rating:  72 reviews
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Letterboxed, Widescreen, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 103 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.6 x 0.6
MPN: HBOD91214D
ISBN: 0783113234
UPC: 026359121425
EAN: 9780783113234
Theatrical Release Date: March 15, 1995
Release Date: March 31, 1998
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
Three girlhood friends now at college share first loves first kisses and first betrayals. At the center of it all is the best-looking boy on campus. Can a self-conscious dreamer hook the biggest fish in the pond? Studio: Ingram Entertainment Release Date: 02/03/2004 Starring: Chris O Donnell Colin Firth Run time: 112 minutes Rating: Pg13 Director: Pat Oconnor
Amazon.com
A polished gem from 1995, this disarmingly sweet and dramatically insightful love story provided a charming showcase for Chris O'Donnell and, especially, then-newcomer Minnie Driver, whose performance drew critical raves and boosted her career to Hollywood. Smoothly adapted from the novel by Maeve Binchy and set in Ireland during the 1950s, the story focuses on Benny (Driver), a somewhat plump, plain-looking young woman attending university in Dublin who meets and quickly falls for Jack (O'Donnell), a handsome star of the university's rugby team who surprisingly reciprocates her glowing admiration. They're drawn together as soul mates, and their love is dramatically contrasted with a subplot involving Benny's more conventionally beautiful friend Nan (Saffron Burrows), whose appetite for older men leads her into a misguided and ultimately tragic relationship. A betrayal by Jack sets the stage for potential heartbreak, but director Pat O'Connor prevents these carefully drawn characters from resorting to sappy melodrama. They have lessons to learn about life and love, and Circle of Friends teaches those lessons with grace, humor, and heartfelt sincerity. --Jeff Shannon
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 Circle of friends March 16, 2010
Melissa Roberts (Independence, ky)
Was the best irish movie I have ever watched. Highly recommend this movie to anyone.
Ooh, Chris O'Donnell, Ooh, Minnie Driver March 12, 2010
LaurieB (Fryeburg, Maine USA)
I have loved this movie since I first saw it over 10 years ago. I'm so glad I found a copy here, because it's still, such a wonderful film. Minnie Driver is incredible, a lovely trainwreck, and Chris O'Donnell is so lovely.
Sweet Irish Fairy Tale September 9, 2009
Bonnie Brody (Fairbanks, Alaska)
This story is structured very much like an Irish fairy tale. It is about three girls who are best friends since early childhood. All but one live in poverty. They grow up and go to college in Dublin. Two of the girls fall in love; the third wants to marry for money. Bennie, the girl who lives in relative comfort, falls in love first with a boy named Jack. Her parents, however, want to set her up with a sleazy man who works for them in her father's shop. Eve is being brought up by nuns in a very strict environment. The third friend lives in dire poverty with an alcoholic father. It is she that wants to marry for money.
The movie is sweet and poignant, with the inevitable ups and downs of girls in love, betrayals by each other and by men. The photography is beautiful and made me want to return to Ireland again.
I recommend this movie for an easy viewing pick. Get some popcorn, set yourself down and have an enjoyable two hours.
DVD purchase August 4, 2009
Laurie R. Griffith
Received my purchase sooner than expected. The DVD was well protected and I received it in perfect condition. Very happy with my purchase.
dvd June 15, 2009
dolly (ireland)
One of my favourite films of all time. arrived on time as said and in good condition
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