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Angeline Ball (born 28 June 1969) is an Irish actress who resides in London, England. She is known for her roles as Imelda Quirke in Alan Parker's The Commitments (1991) and as Tina in John Boorman's The General (1998).
The book was successful, as was Alan Parker's 1991 film adaptation. The film received cult status , [ 1 ] and is regarded as one of the best Irish films ever made. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] In 1999, the British Film Institute ranked the film at number 38 on its list of the "100 best British films of the century", based on votes from 1,000 leading figures of ...
The Commitments (1987) (originally to be called The Partitions [1]) is a novel by Irish writer Roddy Doyle. [2] The first episode in The Barrytown Trilogy , it is about a group of unemployed young people in the north side of Dublin , Ireland, who start a soul band.
The Commitments received mostly positive reviews. [1] Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes sampled 48 reviews, and gave the film an approval rating of 90%, with an average score of 7.4/10. The critical consensus reads, "The Commitments is a vibrantly funny and blissfully heartfelt ode to the power of music". [67]
Andrew Strong as Declan "Deco" Cuffe in The Commitments [5] Angeline Ball as Imelda Quirke in The Commitments; Maria Doyle Kennedy as Natalie Murphy in The Commitments; Bronagh Gallagher as Bernie McGloughlin in The Commitments; Richard Harris as 'Bull' McCabe in The Field; Seán Bean as Tadhg McCabe in The Field; John Hurt as The 'Bird' O ...
The Commitments may refer to: ... The Commitments, 2013 stage musical adaptation of the book; See also. The Stars from the Commitments, tribute ...
The Commitments is a jukebox musical written by Roddy Doyle, based on the 1987 novel of the same name, also written by Doyle. Like the novel (and its 1991 film adaptation), the musical is about a group of unemployed Irish youths who start a soul music band. It premiered in 2013 at the Palace Theatre in London's West End.
Imelda is a feminine Spanish/Italian given name derived from ... Imelda Quirke, backing singer in Roddy Doyle's The Commitments and later in The Guts; Imelda ...