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A Complete List of Irish Films
Title The Matchmaker |
The search for roots among Irish-Americans can become an obsession leading many to travel far into the Irish countryside for answers. There, the sharp contrast between the easy-going Irish and the fast-paced Americans becomes all too apparent. (An Irishman once said to me, "Americans know the price of everything and the value of nothing.") Yet, some Americans find themselves falling into the slower pace and enjoying life more. When Irish-Americans search for their roots they sometimes find more then they were looking for. |
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Year 1997 |
Type Comedy |
Rating R |
Director Mark Joffe |
Writer Karen Janszen |
Cast Janeane Garofalo,
David O'Hara,
Milo O'Shea, Denis Leary,
Paul Hickey,
Maria Doyle Kennedy
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