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Angela's Ashes (1999): Film vs Book
Film · 1999 · Directed by Alan Parker · Starring Emily Watson, Robert Carlyle
About the film
A boy grows up in the slums of Limerick with a drinking father and a mother who holds the family together.
How close is it to the book?
Close to the bookThe film follows the memoir's key episodes and keeps its mood of rain and hardship, with less of the author's gentle jokes.
Read or watch first?
The memoir's humor is the reason to read it after seeing the film.
What the book gives you
Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt
A moving, funny and honest story of resilience that lingers with you.
Who will like it: Readers who want a moving memoir of childhood with humor and heart.