I went to see this movie today on a rainy day - just deciding after looking at the relatively high rating on iMDb.
I was surprised at the fact that mostly Gaelic is spoken, but a friend of Irish background said that it is, if spoken at all, still in the rural areas of Ireland.
The story revolves round a young girl, Kate, who grew up in a house, to put it politely, of indifference. She is withdrawn into a shell. When her mother is ready to give birth to a baby, it is suggested that she stay for the summer at the home of some distant relatives.
The wife welcomes Kate with open arms - attention that the girl has never known while the husband at first seems as indifferent as her father. But there is a reason for that indifference as you will learn. Gradually, the husband forms a bond with Kate and for the first time in her life, has a home with love and caring. Gradually, Kate blossoms.
At the end of the summer, her mother gives birth and it is time to return to her indifferent home.
I don't want to be a complete spoiler, but I like movies to have resolutions. But in reading various professional reviews around the Net, this ambiguity was meant to be, with the viewer having to decide the future for young Kate.
And the husband and wife at her summer home have changed for the better, too.
Perhaps the lesson is that regardless Kate has come out of her shell and is changed for the better.
I was surprised at the fact that mostly Gaelic is spoken, but a friend of Irish background said that it is, if spoken at all, still in the rural areas of Ireland.
The story revolves round a young girl, Kate, who grew up in a house, to put it politely, of indifference. She is withdrawn into a shell. When her mother is ready to give birth to a baby, it is suggested that she stay for the summer at the home of some distant relatives.
The wife welcomes Kate with open arms - attention that the girl has never known while the husband at first seems as indifferent as her father. But there is a reason for that indifference as you will learn. Gradually, the husband forms a bond with Kate and for the first time in her life, has a home with love and caring. Gradually, Kate blossoms.
At the end of the summer, her mother gives birth and it is time to return to her indifferent home.
I don't want to be a complete spoiler, but I like movies to have resolutions. But in reading various professional reviews around the Net, this ambiguity was meant to be, with the viewer having to decide the future for young Kate.
And the husband and wife at her summer home have changed for the better, too.
Perhaps the lesson is that regardless Kate has come out of her shell and is changed for the better.