Words Upon the Window Pane (1994)
1h 38m
Running Time
June 10, 1994Release Date
Words Upon the Window Pane (1994)
1h 38m
Running Time
June 10, 1994Release Date
Plot.
In 1928 Dublin, during séances concerning Jonathan Swift, the spirits of his former lovers, Stella and Vanessa, emerge to resume their ancient quarrel.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.

Geraldine Chaplin
Miss McKenna

Ian Richardson
Dr. Trench

Jim Sheridan
Jonathan Swift / Dean Swift

Geraldine James
Mrs. Henderson

Orla Brady
Vanessa

Brendan Conroy
Padge

Brid Brennan
Stella

John Lynch
John Corbet

Mikel Murfi
Watchmaker

Gerard McSorley
Abraham Johnson

Donal Donnelly
Cornelius Patterson

Mal Whyte
Watchmaker

Gemma Craven
Mrs. Mallet

Hugh O'Conor
Cabin Boy

Niall Byrne
Music

Mary McGuckian
Screenplay / Producer / Director
Details.
This Movie Is About.
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Wiki.
Words Upon the Window Pane is a 1994 Irish drama film directed by Mary McGuckian and starring Geraldine Chaplin, Ian Richardson, and Jim Sheridan. McGuckian directorial debut, it is based on William Butler Yeats' one-act play of the same name. Pat O'Connor was billed to direct the project but he personally offered McGuckian, who was writing the screenplay at the time, the opportunity to also direct. The film received its US premiere on 10 June 1994 at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts as part of the largest retrospective of Irish film ever shown outside Ireland. In September that year, the film was screened at the 51st Venice International Film Festival.