Dancing at Lughnasa (film)

Although the film received average reviews (60% 'Fresh' rating on Rotten Tomatoes from 35 reviews^[3]), most critics praised the performances of the entire cast. Janet Maslin, critic of the New York Times said that "Meryl Streep has made many a grand acting gesture in her career, but the way she simply peers out a window in Dancing at Lughnasa ranks with the best. Everything the viewer need know about Kate Mundy, the woman she plays here, is written on that prim, lonely face and its flabbergasted gaze."^[4] Peter Travers of Rolling Stone magazine wrote that "a luminous cast reveals long-buried feelings. Meryl Streep finds the expansive soul behind prim schoolteacher Kate. And she is matched by Kathy Burke's bawdy Maggie, Brid Brennan's secretive Agnes, Sophie Thompson's slow-witted Rose and Catherine McCormack's bold Christina, who never married the father of her son."^[5]

Kathy Burke received a nomination for Best Supporting Actress – Drama from the International Press Academy (Satellite Awards).

Mementos from the filming are on display at the St. Connell's Museum in Glenties.

• Dancing at Lughnasa at IMDb
• Dancing at Lughnasa at the TCM Movie Database (archived version)
• Dancing at Lughnasa at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
• ​Dancing at Lughnasa​ at the Internet Broadway Database
• Dancing at Lughnasa at Rotten Tomatoes
• Dancing at Lughnasa at Box Office Mojo