Dublin in the early sixties as photographed by Manny Wynn looks very picturesque to visit but was probably no fun for a young woman to actually live in (it probably still isn't).
This adaptation by Edna O'Brien of her novella 'The Lonely Girl' (1962) benefits enormously from two attractive leads, and compares interestingly with similar subject matter depicted in 'Love in the Afternoon' (1957) and later viewed through the twin prisms of nostalgia and modern sexual politics in 'An Education' (2009).
This adaptation by Edna O'Brien of her novella 'The Lonely Girl' (1962) benefits enormously from two attractive leads, and compares interestingly with similar subject matter depicted in 'Love in the Afternoon' (1957) and later viewed through the twin prisms of nostalgia and modern sexual politics in 'An Education' (2009).