Alfred Byrne (Albert Finney) is a middle-aged bus conductor in Dublin, Ireland in 1963. He would appear to live a life of quiet desperation: he's gay, but firmly closeted, and his sister is always trying to find him "the right girl". His passion is Oscar Wilde, his hobby is putting on amateur theatre productions in the local church hall. We follow him as he struggles with temptation, friendship, disapproval, and the conservative yet oddly lyrical world of Ireland in the early... (Full plot summary below)
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Alfred Byrne (Albert Finney) is a middle-aged bus conductor in Dublin, Ireland in 1963. He would appear to live a life of quiet desperation: he's gay, but firmly closeted, and his sister is always trying to find him "the right girl". His passion is Oscar Wilde, his hobby is putting on amateur theatre productions in the local church hall. We follow him as he struggles with temptation, friendship, disapproval, and the conservative yet oddly lyrical world of Ireland in the early 1960s.
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| Independent on SundayQuentin CurtisThe film captures the ignorance, prejudice and complacent contempt of the times. Finney is wonderful as the tortured hero. |
| San Francisco ChroniclePeter StackDelightfully comic - and the funniest moments are rich in meaning - A Man of No Importance is laced with memorable scenes. |
| Spirituality and PracticeFrederic and Mary Ann BrussatShows how the life of a Dublin bus conductor is given meaning by his loveof art and beautiful words. |
| San Francisco ExaminerDavid Armstrong[Krishnamma] gives the story a dimension of pent-up anguish and melancholy. |
| Boston GlobeJay CarrThe only thing of real importance in A Man of No Importance is Albert Finney's performance. |
| Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasFinney's portrayal of Alfie is heartbreaking in its naïveté about his own desires, yet he also brings to the character an unbridled joy in life's basic pleasures. |
| The New York TimesCaryn JamesA Man of No Importance is a small film with far more charm than its premise might suggest. It is acted with great warmth and wit by an ideal cast. |
| EmpirePaul MerrillThis is full to brimming with doleful pathos and a potent cast. |
| Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerIt's a modest film in most respects, but Albert Finney as Alfie is a man of great importance indeed, reminding us again that he's one of the most towering talents in film today. |
| Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonDespite fine work from his actors and smooth technical polish, the more provocative elements of the tale arise awkwardly and grate against the early section's almost whimsical nature. |
