Five sisters embrace the spirit of a people.
Five unmarried sisters make the most of their simple existence in rural Ireland in the 1930s.
Director: Pat O'Connor
Cast: Meryl Streep, Catherine McCormack, Brid Brennan, Kathy Burke, Sophie Thompson, Michael Gambon, Rhys Ifans, Lorcan Cranitch
Five sisters embrace the spirit of a people.
Five unmarried sisters make the most of their simple existence in rural Ireland in the 1930s.
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Five unmarried sisters make the most of their simple existence in rural Ireland in the 1930s.
1h 36m
September 4, 1998
Pat O'Connor
Meryl Streep, Catherine McCormack, Brid Brennan
Drama
PG