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- “Widow’s Peak” is another of those sly, witty, quietly ribald comedies that have been coming out of Ireland in the last few years. Set in the 1920s in a village named Kilshannon, it tells the story of a tightly knit group of widows and a stranger who shakes things up. The movie does, it turns out, have a plot, and even a surprise twist ending.
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May 25, 1994 · “Widow’s Peak” is another of those sly, witty, quietly ribald comedies that have been coming out of Ireland in the last few years. Set in the 1920s in a village named Kilshannon, it tells the story of a tightly knit group of widows and a stranger who shakes things up.
English. Irish. Box office. $6.5 million (US/UK) Widows' Peak is a 1994 British-Irish mystery film directed by John Irvin and starring Mia Farrow, Joan Plowright, Natasha Richardson, Adrian Dunbar and Jim Broadbent. [1] The film is based on an original screenplay by Hugh Leonard and Tim Hayes.
Widows' Peak is chiefly a comedy, and the main weakness is the choice of director -- John Irvin -- who is best known for action movies and, on this evidence, should stick with them. Nov 13,...
- (17)
- John Irvin
- PG
- Mia Farrow
Period Drama Comedy Crime Drama Mystery Thriller. In 1934, an English widow moves to Widows' Peak, Ireland. She befriends other widows and the son of one. Hostility escalates between her and an Irish spinster. Director. John Irvin. Writer. Hugh Leonard. Stars. Joan Plowright. Mia Farrow. Natasha Richardson. See production info at IMDbPro.
- (1.9K)
- Comedy, Crime, Mystery
- John Irvin
- 1994-05-13
A guide to Widows' Peak, the 1994 film.
May 13, 1994 · “Widow’s Peak” is a lilting little whodunit trussed up as a domestic comedy. Set in the village of Kilshannon, Ireland, in the early 1920s, it’s an actors’ holiday of a movie. The...
Genres - Comedy, Crime, Mystery-Suspense, Romance, Thriller | Release Date - Apr 15, 1994 | Run Time - 101 min. | Countries - United States of America | MPAA Rating - PG