Finbar Lebowitz
2000 Irish film
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Finbar Lebowitz is an Irish 2000 film, set in Dublin about a working class Irishman called Finbar. It stars David McCarton and The Dubliners founder Ronnie Drew.[1]
Ronnie Drew
Shana Sturtz
Zoë Gibney
Simon Murphy
| Finbar Lebowitz | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Rona Mark |
| Produced by | Jennifer Smith |
| Starring | David McCarton Ronnie Drew Shana Sturtz Zoë Gibney Simon Murphy |
| Music by | John Doyle |
Release date |
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Running time | 25 min. |
| Country | Ireland |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £44,000 (Estimate) |
Plot summary
Finbar is a working class Irishman who works for a delivery company in Dublin. He holds a somewhat racist and prejudiced view of America. While on delivery he stops at a bookstore run by Shimon Abramsky, an elderly Jewish man who has his niece Leah from New York City stopping with him to help out. After a conversation with Leah, Finbar becomes obsessed with her and makes it his goal to woo her after a dare from his delivery friend. Finbar even tries to convert to Judaism, to the consternation of his strict Catholic priest and family. It takes more than a conversion to win Leah's heart.[2]
