ANGELA’S ASHES

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IRE / US
1999
2hrs 25mins
Dir: Alan Parker
Starring: Emily Watson and Robert Carlyle

An Irish writer remembers his poor childhood in Limerick

This lengthy drama is based on the memoir of the same name by Frank McCourt, and features a couple of period station scenes filmed at Dublin Pearse station with K2 Class 2-6-0 No.461 as the train engine.

K2 Class 2-6-0 No.461 forms the centrepiece of this low-angle view
No.461 simmers as passengers alight at Dublin Pearse, which plays the part of Limerick in the film
In a later scene, No.461 is waiting impatiently to depart