|
Frequently Bought Together
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Product details
|
Reviews
Product Description
Maire O Donnell is joyful, warm, caring and adopts a troubled young orphan named Tomas. She whisks him off to a new home on remote Corrie Island, off the coast of Ireland. Maire shares with Tomas the joys of her island home and introduces him to the whimsical local folklore, including the secret of the seals, and teaches him that everything you need is inside of you- if you really look.
Suggested Tags from Similar Products(What's this?)Be the first one to add a relevant tag (keyword that's strongly related to this product)
|
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
We settled down to enjoy this having been told it was a 'feel good' movie. However -I must warn you that there is a way to travel before all the warm and fuzzy moments arrive. The drama is such that you might consider it worrying for sensitive/ small children even though other parts are wonderfully charming and endearing. So have those tissues to hand.
Connie Nielsen as young, beautiful, fey and life enhancing would be parent Maire O'Donnell is superb. Her taciturn husband Alec, played by Aidan Quinn, is a tougher nut to crack. 'Himself' as he is referred to, has a slightly different agenda in mind for this adoption project. Set in the fifties I thought or at least in an area stuck in that time warp. I am full of admiration for young Tomas, acted by John Bell, who he was beguiling, endearing and sweetly perfect in his role.
The glorious scenery of Corrie Island is a total pleasure. What a joy to see the double rainbow over the sea, the cosy cottage home and the colourful new way life the lovely Maire has created for her little orphan boy. Other children on the island are terrific too in an Enid Blyton kind of way. The seal pup abandoned by his mother on the beach; well the parallels are clear.
Then troubles come, and a terrible uncertainty is in the air. How Tomas deals with all this is heart wrenching and powerful, you will never forget watching 'a Shine of Rainbows'.
Connie Nielsen as young, beautiful, fey and life enhancing would be parent Maire O'Donnell is superb. Her taciturn husband Alec, played by Aidan Quinn, is a tougher nut to crack. 'Himself' as he is referred to, has a slightly different agenda in mind for this adoption project. Set in the fifties I thought or at least in an area stuck in that time warp. I am full of admiration for young Tomas, acted by John Bell, who he was beguiling, endearing and sweetly perfect in his role.
The glorious scenery of Corrie Island is a total pleasure. What a joy to see the double rainbow over the sea, the cosy cottage home and the colourful new way life the lovely Maire has created for her little orphan boy. Other children on the island are terrific too in an Enid Blyton kind of way. The seal pup abandoned by his mother on the beach; well the parallels are clear.
Then troubles come, and a terrible uncertainty is in the air. How Tomas deals with all this is heart wrenching and powerful, you will never forget watching 'a Shine of Rainbows'.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I thought this film would be for beautiful scenery but not only that
as I found out. As I work with people and am interested in humans and
their narratives- I found the story in itself interesting enough and
psychologycally good enough! This little movie is well made and makes you
feel, makes you think and wonder why and what you would have done yourself.
Very touching and moving at the end.
as I found out. As I work with people and am interested in humans and
their narratives- I found the story in itself interesting enough and
psychologycally good enough! This little movie is well made and makes you
feel, makes you think and wonder why and what you would have done yourself.
Very touching and moving at the end.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
excellent film made in ireland. real emotional tale that brings a grumpy man and an orphan much in need of love and stability. well worth the watching for people of all ages
Would you like to see more reviews about this item?
Were these reviews helpful?
Let us know
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Excellent
Beautiful film will have you smiling and tearful, I first saw this film on TV and had to buy it, lovely location and scenery in Ireland
Published 5 days ago by Mrs. Jackalind H. Griffin
Great DVD
Bought this for my mother in law Brilliant DVD which i recieved very timely - A DVD everyone should see. Price and Quality were excellent.
Published 8 months ago by Sarah D
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
Listmania!
|
|
Look for similar items by subject
Feedback
- Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
