Attracta (film) explained

Director:	Kieran Hickey
Country:	Ireland

Attracta is a 1983 Irish drama film directed by Kieran Hickey, co-produced by Douglas Kennedy,^[1] and starring Wendy Hiller, Kate Thompson and Joe McPartland.^[2] It was based on a short story by William Trevor.^[3]

Plot

An elderly schoolteacher reflects on her past.

Cast

• Wendy Hiller as Attracta
• Kate Thompson as The young Attracta
• Joe McPartland as Mr. Purce
• John Kavanagh as Mr. Devereux
• Kate Flynn as Aunt Emmeline
• Cathleen Delany as Sarah Crookham
• Deirdre Donnelly as Geraldine Carey
• Christopher Casson as Mr. Jameson
• Emma McGrane as Attracta at 11 years old
• Aiden Grennell as Archdeacon Flower
• Seamus Forde as Mr. Ayrie
• Jane Brennan as Penelope Vade
• Martina Stanley as Maisie
• Alan Stanford as Doctor Friendman

External links

• • Attracta at Irish Film & TV Research online

Notes and References

1. Web site: Attracta . Irish Film & TV Research Online . . 22 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171202195149/https://www.tcd.ie/irishfilm/showfilm.php?fid=56704 . 2 December 2017 . en . 27 November 2006.
2. Web site: Attracta . . 22 March 2024 . en.
3. https://web.archive.org/web/20090114094151/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/10274 BFI.org