Pat O'Connor

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Pat O'Connor, born in Ardmore, County Waterford, is an Irish film director. In 1982, O'Connor won a Jacob's Award for his direction of the RTÉ TV adaptation of William Trevor's short story, Ballroom of Romance starring Cyril Cusack and Brenda Fricker. It was shot near the village of Ballycroy, County Mayo. He also directed Trevor's One of Ourselves for BBC TV, again starring Cyril Cusack, and filmed in Cappoquin and Lismore, Co. Waterford. O'Connor has been married since 1990 to Oscar-nominated actress Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, with whom he has two sons. He directed Mastrantonio in another William Trevor film adaptation, Fools of Fortune as well as The January Man.

Most Popular Pat O'Connor Trailers

Total trailers found: 15

Cal Trailer (1984)

24 August 1984

Cal, a young man on the fringes of the IRA, falls in love with Marcella, a Catholic woman whose husband, a Protestant policeman, was killed one year earlier by the IRA.

Circle of Friends Trailer (1995)

07 April 1995

Three girlhood friends now at college share first loves, first kisses and first betrayals. At the center of it all is the best-looking boy on campus.

A Month in the Country Trailer (1987)

27 September 1987

A destitute WWI veteran is hired to help carry out restoration work on a medieval mural in a rural Yorkshire church.

Stars & Bars Trailer (1988)

18 March 1988

A British art expert leaves New York to buy a long-lost Renoir from a Georgia eccentric.

The January Man Trailer (1989)

13 January 1989

Nick and Frank Starkey were both policemen. A scandal forced Nick to leave the force, now a serial killer has driven the police to take him back.

Sweet November Trailer (2001)

16 February 2001

Nelson is a man devoted to his advertising career in San Francisco. One day, while taking a driving test at the DMV, he meets Sara.

Inventing the Abbotts Trailer (1997)

04 April 1997

In the 1950s, brothers Jacey and Doug Holt, who come from the poorer side of their sleepy Midwestern town, vie for the affections of the wealthy, lovely Abbott sisters.

Fools of Fortune Trailer (1990)

20 June 1990

A Protestant Irish family is caught up in a conflict between Irish Republicans and the British army.

The Ballroom of Romance Trailer (1982)

01 January 1982

A lonely farmer's daughter hopes to find love at the village ballroom.

Zelda Trailer (1993)

06 November 1993

Famous 1920s modernist writer F. Scott Fitzgerald and his eccentric Flapper socialite wife Zelda Sayre's relationship began quite passionately, but he slowly fell into alcoholism and she was eventually diagnosed with schizophrenia.

Force of Duty Trailer (1991)

08 July 1991

RUC detective Simon Gabby is consumed by guilt after he fails to act decisively in a moment of terror.

Mobile Homes Trailer (1979)

01 January 1979

Shea, a young artist, is fighting for habitants of a trailer parking to have access to essential public commodities.

Dancing at Lughnasa Trailer (1998)

04 September 1998

Five unmarried sisters make the most of their simple existence in rural Ireland in the 1930s.

Night in Tunisia Trailer (1984)

02 February 1984

A widower tries to spark his son's interest in music in this period drama set in a seaside holiday setting in Ireland in the early 1960's.

Private Peaceful Trailer (2012)

12 October 2012

Set in the fields of Devon and the WW1 battlefields of Flanders, two brothers fall for the same girl while contending with the pressures of their feudal family life, the war, and the price of courage and cowardice.