Michael Farr (Ciaran Hinds), a teacher raising his two kids alone since his wife died two years earlier, has been seeing and hearing strange things late at night. He isn't sure if he is having nightmares, or if he's experiencing a haunting. Working as a volunteer for an international literary festival, he is assigned to Lena Morelle (Iben Hjejle), an author of books about ghosts and the supernatural. Establishing a rapport with one another, Michael opens up and shares his terrifying experiences with her. However, Lena's attention is distracted by another novelist, Nicheolas Holden (Aidan Quinn), with whom she had a brief affair. The trajectories of these three people lead them into a life-altering collision where the challenges of love, fear of the unknown, and release from the burden of grief are explored.

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The Eclipse (2009)

Horror/Romance/Drama · 3/26/2010

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Michael Farr (Ciaran Hinds), a teacher raising his two kids alone since his wife died two years earlier, has been seeing and hearing strange things late at night. He isn't sure if he is having nightmares, or if he's experiencing a haunting. Working as a volunteer for an international literary festival, he is assigned to Lena Morelle (Iben Hjejle), an author of books about ghosts and the supernatural. Establishing a rapport with one another, Michael opens up and shares his terrifying experiences with her. However, Lena's attention is distracted by another novelist, Nicheolas Holden (Aidan Quinn), with whom she had a brief affair. The trajectories of these three people lead them into a life-altering collision where the challenges of love, fear of the unknown, and release from the burden of grief are explored.

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Cast
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Billy Roche

Jim Belton
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Éanna Hardwicke

Thomas Farr (as Eanna Hardwicke)
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Hannah Lynch

Sarah Farr
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Ciarán Hinds

Michael Farr
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Mac

Ringo the Dog
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Avian Egan

Eleanor Farr
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Aidan Quinn

Nicholas Holden
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Hilary O'Shaughnessy

TV Interviewer
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Jim Norton

Malachy
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Nuala Casey De Backer

Festival Organiser
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Sarah Murphy

Festival Volunteer
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Iben Hjejle

Lena Morrell
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Mia Quinn

Ghost Girl
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Declan Nash

Man in Hotel Bar
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Valerie Spelman

Jenny Sewell
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Laurent Tavernier

Restaurant Waiter
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Julie Kellegher

Hotel Waitress
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Rosie O'Regan

Lantern Lady
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Billy Ramsell

Writer 1
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Mick Lynch

Writer 2
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Donncha Crowley

Writer 3
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Gráinne Gillis

Writer 4 (as Grainne Gillis)
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Casper Christensen

Writer 5
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Pauline Quinn

Nun 1 (as Sister Pauline)
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Madeleine Cinquin

Nun 2 (as Sister Emmanuelle)
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Mary Murphy

Woman Patient in nursing home
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Jean Law

Susan Holden (as Jean Van Sinderen-Law)
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Ian Richard

Hand Artist
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Dorothy Cotter

(uncredited)
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Catherine Crowley

Festival attendee (uncredited)
Crew
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Conor McPherson

Director
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Conor McPherson

Writer
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Billy Roche

Writer
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Disc Releases
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The Eclipse

(Blu-ray, Keep Case (Std.))

6/29/2010

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The Eclipse

(DVD)

6/29/2010

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