THE BLACKWATER LIGHTSHIP

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• Release Year: 2004
• Genre: Drama
• Plot: Three time Academy Award nominee Angelia Lansbury and Academy Award winner Dianne Wiest star in this compelling story of love, hope and reconciliation.; ; Along the Irish seacoast, the floating lighthouse called the Blackwater Lightship once symbolized happy times for this family. But that was long before tragedy struck and misunderstandings mounted between the three generations of woman. Granny (Lansbury), her daughter Lily (Wiest) and granddaughter Helen (Gina McKee) have barely spoken in a decade.; ; Silence is about to be broken, however, when Grannies ailing grandson (Lily’s son) returns to the family home in Blackwater for a final emotional visit. Like the unyielding lightship, his compassionate dying wish illuminates the family’s difficult past, forcing the women to come to terms with their resentments, their relationships and the new challenges that lay before them. ; ; The making of “The Blackwater Lightship”; In behind-the-scenes interviews, Angelia Lansbury discusses “going for broke” to play the unique character of Granny; and director John Eman explains how an amazing cast of woman brought Colm T’oibin’s Irish novel to life. ;
• Cast: Dianne Wiest, Gina McKee, Keith McErlean, Angela Lansbury, Marijka Bardin, Sean Campion, Barry Cassin, Angela Harding, Laura Hughes, Ruth McCabe, Frank McCusker, Maria McDermottroe, Dearbhla Molloy, Brían F. O'Byrne, Kevin O'Dwyer, David Parnell, Sam Robards, Macdara Ó Fatharta, John Erman, Shane Connaughton, Colm Toibin
• Director: John Erman
• Runtime: 1:38
• Company: Hallmark Hall Of Fame Productions inc.
• Media Format: Movie