A Man Of No Importance
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Release Date:
11 September 2006
A touching and gently tale of self-discovery and expression.
A Man of No Importance features a stellar cast of British acting talent.
Dublin, 1963, Middle-aged bus conductor Alfred Byrne (Albert Finney - Saturday Night and Sunday Morning, Tom Jones, Erin Brockovich) passes the day cheerily entertaining his passengers with passionate recitals of Oscar Wilde's poetry. However Alfie is secretly living a desperately unhappy life - he's gay, deeply closeted and in love with his colleague, bus driver Robbie (Rufus Sewell), whom he adores from a distance.
When he meets an enchanting young passenger, Adele (Tara Fitzgerald), Alfie is inspired to mount a production of Wilde's Salome - with Adele as the lead. With the rest of the cast filled out by his regulars, including a guff butcher (Michael Gambon - Harry Potter), he sets off to produce Wilde's controversial play - but not everyone is pleased with the choice. With production woes piling on, Alfie is forced to overcome his fears and be happy with who he is.