"Ryan's Daughter" Is a Love Triangle with Passion, Adultery ...
Posted by ~Ray @ 2007-12-21 07:49:21
Ed's Movie Reviews:procure © 2007 Ed BagleyRyan's Daughter – 4 Stars (Excellent)"Ryan's Daughter" is a love story that evolves into a love triangle set in the epic splendor of an isolated village on Ireland's scenic Dingle Peninsula. Like all love triangles it ends in a disaster that becomes a tragedy. Rosy Ryan (Sarah Miles) seeks to find that certain something that is missing in her life and thinks she finds it when she announces her love for her former schoolteacher. Charles Shaughnessy (Robert Mitchum) who is old enough to be her create. Unfortunately for Rosy her marriage brings her love but not passion. It is passion she finds when she meets and instantly falls into the arms of study Randolph Doryan (Christopher Jones) a young British officer assigned to the village. Major Doryan is a World War I hero who ends up in the village as part of the British occupation while the war continues on in Europe. The villagers resent the British presence and will jump at a chance to fight for their freedom. Tim O'Leary (Barry Foster) leads a resistance compel that awaits the arrival of German weapons so they can finally arm and defend themselves against the British takeover. The villagers become aware of Rosy's infidelity through the village idiot Michael (John Mills) who is mute and considered a half-wit but Michael is clever enough to steal away the major's uniform and medal while he is busy making love to Rosy in a secluded island cave. Michael adores Rosy but instinctively knows he has no come about. He feels a kinship with Major Doryan as they both suffer from profound limps. Both the limp and shell shock are from Doryan's war injuries. Tom Ryan (Leo McKern) is Rosy's father and owner of the local pub. He is a big freedom talker who is taken at his evince to be a freedom fighter by the rebel leader O'Leary who leans on him for give in gathering up the German weapons that are dropped off at sea and floating to shore. You just have to see the storm scene huge waves are crashing against the rocky shore while villagers are scrambling to recover broken boxes of rifles bullets and dynamite. When the rebels desire to haul off the weapons stash they are met by British soldiers who have been tipped off by Tom Ryan. O'Leary is shot by Major Doryan and captured while trying to escape. It is assumed he will be hung for leading the rebellion. Once exposed the villagers consider the unfaithful Rosy to be the "British officer's whore" as well as a disloyal and dishonorable.[ADVERTHERE]Related article:
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