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In 1971, civil servant William Coughlan (Pierce Brosnan), seeing a sunbeam illuminating his desk blotter, suddenly feels inspired, so he quits to become an artistic painter. This shocks his wife Bette…
Toilet
In 1971, civil servant William Coughlan (Pierce Brosnan), seeing a sunbeam illuminating his desk blotter, suddenly feels inspired, so he quits to become an artistic painter. This shocks his wife Bette (Imelda May) and 17-year-old son Nicholas (Fionn O'Shea). Simultaneously, on a west coast island, Isabel (Ann Skelly) and Sean Gore (Dónal Finn) are frolicking and watching the sea when he inexplicably collapses. Suddenly uncommunicative, he is confined to a wheelchair. Soon after, Isabel is sent to be educated by nuns on the mainland according to island custom, as her parents Margaret (Helena Bonham Carter) and Muiris (Gabriel Byrne) decide it is time. Back in Dublin, as the now-painter William seeks inspiration, he heads to the western coast. Three months later, mother and son are suffering, wondering if or when he will return. Meanwhile, an unhappy Isabel escapes from the school. Peader (Ferdia Walsh-Peelo) happens to be driving by, so helps her over the fence. Once back at the school, Isabel is told to stay kneeling in contrition, but soon tires. When William finally returns to Dublin, Nicholas is relieved, hoping life will return to normal. However, when William goes to visit Bette in the bedroom, which she has not left for days, he finds her dead. William brings Nicholas a book of poems by W.B.Yates. Shortly after, he insists on returning to the West for another week, upsetting Nicholas, who asks if he could come but is denied. The poet and schoolteacher Muiris, anguishing over Sean's prolonged incapacity, is unable to write. At the school, Peader gets the nuns to release Isabel for a day, supposedly for a funeral. They go off together to a pub, dance and kiss. Isabel decides to visit home also. Packing a sack, Nicholas secretly follows William on the bus west, even briefly coinciding with Isabel on the bus as she is off to spend a day at her parents. He follows him all the way to the sea. When Nicholas fears William is trying to commit suicide, he follows him into the sea. William saves Nicholas, then contently declares that god isn't finished with either one of them. They camp overnight in the dunes. When Isabel arrives home, insisting the school gave her time off, Margaret is suspicious. As the young woman happily wheels out Sean to tell him about Peader. Muiris greets Isabel joyfully, and tries to mollify her mother's concerns. The Coughlans, father and son, stay a while so William can paint. Nicholas watches while his father paints on the beach. Later, before returning to London, all but the painting Nicholas was carrying is spoiled. Upon their return to Dublin, though offered money, William promptly donates his last painting to a poetry competition. Isabel, whose lie to the nuns has been discovered, is turned out. So, she seeks Peader in his family's shop. Discovering he has been pining for her at the pub, he gratefully greets her. Meanwhile, in Dublin, William dies in a house fire, while Nicholas is out completing his degree. Three months pass. Margaret visits Isabel who, less enthusiastic about Peader now, is resigned to carry on. Margaret points out that lasting love must start very strong, and asks if she is pregnant. Later, Peader's mum warns Isabel that he never stays 'in love' for long. When she confronts Peader, he admits to lack of confidence, calling himself "useless," yet asks her to marry him and she accepts. Early on her wedding day, Isabel confides in Sean she is unsure about marrying Peader. On the edge of the sea, she asks for a sign from God to cancel. In fact, she asks for God to cure Sean if she's not meant to wed Peader. Meanwhile, Nicholas is en route from Dublin to search for his father's sole painting after a vision. After living with one of his father's former civil service colleagues, who offers to get him a job there, he feels inspired to travel to the west island to see Mr. Gore, who won the painting with his love poem. Arriving at the Gores' soon after the wedding ceremony, Nicholas finds Margaret and Sean at home. He stays with Sean while she fetches Muiris. Inexplicably, Sean begins to talk, asks for help standing up. So, the Gores find him chatting with Nicholas upon their return. Overjoyed, the reunited family invites Nicholas to stay the night. Muiris offers the painting as a thank-you gift. They prepare and have a meal together and dance as Sean plays his flute. A connection soon forms between Nicholas and Isabel. Margaret senses this, and is soon blocking love letters he tries to send to Isabel. She steals the first from the postmistress and burns the first after reading it. She blames God for letting her marry the wrong man. She reads the next and throws into the sea, telling God she won't let him destroy her daughter's life, and buries the third, which says only "LOVE." As Nicholas writes multitudes more letters with William sitting with him, Margaret brings Muiris' winning love poem, which prophesies four letters will unite two loves. Margaret nods towards the picture of Holy Mary and carries the poem to Nicholas in his room who has pinned poetry and letters all over. She translates for him the winning Gaelic poem. It says: "I will write you four letters of love. And you will come." He grabs some letters he had written. She apologizes that his letters were never posted. He replies as he is leaving that it doesn't matter. He goes to the beach and scatters them in the ocean. Just then, we see Isabel arriving in a boat off shore. He wades out to greet Isabel. As they embrace and kiss, the ghosts of his parents approach on one side, her family on the other. Now, William's painting is shown of this very scene on the beach.
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In 1971, civil servant William Coughlan (Pierce Brosnan), seeing a sunbeam illuminating his desk blotter, suddenly feels inspired, so he quits to become an artistic painter. This shocks his wife Bette (Imelda May) and 17-year-old son Nicholas (Fionn O'Shea). Simultaneously, on a west coast island, Isabel (Ann Skelly) and Sean Gore (Dónal Finn) are frolicking and watching the sea when he inexplicably collapses.
Suddenly uncommunicative, he is confined to a wheelchair. Soon after, Isabel is sent to be educated by nuns on the mainland according to island custom, as her parents Margaret (Helena Bonham Carter) and Muiris (Gabriel Byrne) decide it is time. Back in Dublin, as the now-painter William seeks inspiration, he heads to the western coast.
Three months later, mother and son are suffering, wondering if or when he will return. Meanwhile, an unhappy Isabel escapes from the school. Peader (Ferdia Walsh-Peelo) happens to be driving by, so helps her over the fence.
Once back at the school, Isabel is told to stay kneeling in contrition, but soon tires. When William finally returns to Dublin, Nicholas is relieved, hoping life will return to normal. However, when William goes to visit Bette in the bedroom, which she has not left for days, he finds her dead.
William brings Nicholas a book of poems by W.B.Yates. Shortly after, he insists on returning to the West for another week, upsetting Nicholas, who asks if he could come but is denied. The poet and schoolteacher Muiris, anguishing over Sean's prolonged incapacity, is unable to write.
At the school, Peader gets the nuns to release Isabel for a day, supposedly for a funeral. They go off together to a pub, dance and kiss. Isabel decides to visit home also.
Packing a sack, Nicholas secretly follows William on the bus west, even briefly coinciding with Isabel on the bus as she is off to spend a day at her parents. He follows him all the way to the sea. When Nicholas fears William is trying to commit suicide, he follows him into the sea.
William saves Nicholas, then contently declares that god isn't finished with either one of them. They camp overnight in the dunes. When Isabel arrives home, insisting the school gave her time off, Margaret is suspicious.
As the young woman happily wheels out Sean to tell him about Peader. Muiris greets Isabel joyfully, and tries to mollify her mother's concerns. The Coughlans, father and son, stay a while so William can paint.
Nicholas watches while his father paints on the beach. Later, before returning to London, all but the painting Nicholas was carrying is spoiled. Upon their return to Dublin, though offered money, William promptly donates his last painting to a poetry competition.
Isabel, whose lie to the nuns has been discovered, is turned out. So, she seeks Peader in his family's shop. Discovering he has been pining for her at the pub, he gratefully greets her.
Meanwhile, in Dublin, William dies in a house fire, while Nicholas is out completing his degree. Three months pass. Margaret visits Isabel who, less enthusiastic about Peader now, is resigned to carry on.
Margaret points out that lasting love must start very strong, and asks if she is pregnant. Later, Peader's mum warns Isabel that he never stays 'in love' for long. When she confronts Peader, he admits to lack of confidence, calling himself "useless," yet asks her to marry him and she accepts.
Early on her wedding day, Isabel confides in Sean she is unsure about marrying Peader. On the edge of the sea, she asks for a sign from God to cancel. In fact, she asks for God to cure Sean if she's not meant to wed Peader.
Meanwhile, Nicholas is en route from Dublin to search for his father's sole painting after a vision. After living with one of his father's former civil service colleagues, who offers to get him a job there, he feels inspired to travel to the west island to see Mr. Gore, who won the painting with his love poem.
Arriving at the Gores' soon after the wedding ceremony, Nicholas finds Margaret and Sean at home. He stays with Sean while she fetches Muiris. Inexplicably, Sean begins to talk, asks for help standing up.
So, the Gores find him chatting with Nicholas upon their return. Overjoyed, the reunited family invites Nicholas to stay the night. Muiris offers the painting as a thank-you gift.
They prepare and have a meal together and dance as Sean plays his flute. A connection soon forms between Nicholas and Isabel. Margaret senses this, and is soon blocking love letters he tries to send to Isabel.
She steals the first from the postmistress and burns the first after reading it. She blames God for letting her marry the wrong man. She reads the next and throws into the sea, telling God she won't let him destroy her daughter's life, and buries the third, which says only "LOVE." As Nicholas writes multitudes more letters with William sitting with him, Margaret brings Muiris' winning love poem, which prophesies four letters will unite two loves.
Margaret nods towards the picture of Holy Mary and carries the poem to Nicholas in his room who has pinned poetry and letters all over. She translates for him the winning Gaelic poem. It says: "I will write you four letters of love.
And you will come." He grabs some letters he had written. She apologizes that his letters were never posted. He replies as he is leaving that it doesn't matter.
He goes to the beach and scatters them in the ocean. Just then, we see Isabel arriving in a boat off shore. He wades out to greet Isabel.
As they embrace and kiss, the ghosts of his parents approach on one side, her family on the other. Now, William's painting is shown of this very scene on the beach..