Tara Road (2005)


Tara Road
Release Date11 May 2005
TaglineSometimes you must lose your life to find a new one...
GenreDrama
CountryIreland
Filming LocationsCape Town, South Africa
LanguageEnglish
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassPsychological Drama, Romantic Drama
ThemesStarting Over, Breakups and Divorces, Death of a Child, Intersecting Lives
TonesBittersweet, Poignant, Sentimental
TagsExchange, Hope, Mistress, Phone Call, Reflection [thought], Turning Point

Tara Road is a film based on the novel of the same name by Maeve Binchy.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Marilyn

Johnny Brennan
Brian

Danny

Jennifer Buckley
Secretary

Virginia Cole
Mrs. Doyle

Annie

Eileen Colgan
Nora

Barney

Enrique Fonseca
Limo Driver

Jia Francis
Heidi

James Herrick
Hubie

Accountant

Alison Hood
Pianist

Fran King
Busker

Chris Jaco Olckers
Dale

Chris Lawlor
Vagrant

Bernadette

Jennifer McCann
Waitress

Mac McDonald
Jerry

Pat McGrath
Taxi Driver

Leslie Mongezi
Henry

Sean Power
John

David Ten Velthuis
Zach

Ruby Wax
Carlotta

August Zirner
Greg

Director

Producer

novel

Cynthia Cidre
writer

Shane Connaughton
screenplay

James Atherton
executive producer

Chris Auty
executive producer

Jürgen Biefang
executive producer

Miron Blumental
producer

Bill Godfrey
executive producer

Michael Henry
executive producer

Herbert G. Kloiber
executive producer

Des Martin
line producer

AnneMarie Naughton
executive producer

Brigid Olen
producer: SA

Noel Pearson
producer

Sarah Radclyffe
producer

Original Music

John E. Keane

Cinematographer

John de Borman
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Editor

Pia Di Ciaula
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Casting Director

Frank Moiselle
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Nuala Moiselle
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Cornelia von Braun
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Production Designer

Derek Wallace
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Art Director

Irene O'Brien
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Costume Designer

Lorna Marie Mugan
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Makeup Department

Dee Corcoran
key hair stylist

Jilly Green
assistant hair stylist

Ailbhe Lemass
key makeup artist, makeup designer

Production Manager

Clare Maclean
post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Peter Agnew
first assistant director

Sandra Corbally
third assistant director

Catherine Dunne
second assistant director

Ronan O'Leary
second unit director: South Africa

Art Department

Michael Higgins
stand-by art director

Rene Knol
chargehand dressing props

Eleonara McNamara
sculpture: daily

Eamonn O'Higgins
property master

Sound Department

Matthew Gough
sound re-recording mixer

Howard Halsall
dialogue editor

Jacques Leroide
foley editor

Gerard Loret
sound editor

Karl Merren
sound recordist

Colin Miller
supervising sound editor

Adrian Rhodes
sound re-recording mixer

Jamie Roden
adr mixer

Special Effects

Kevin Byrne
special effects supervisor

Visual Effects

Tim Caplan
visual effects supervisor

James Cattell
digital compositor

Joe Cork
digital compositor

Bronwyn Edwards
lead compositor

Mark Richardson
digital compositor: Lola Visual Effects

Stunts

John Smith
utility stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

Alan Butler
assistant camera

Barry Conroy
grip

Brian Dungan
camera trainee

David Grennan
focus puller

Norbert Kitshoff
remote camera technician

Guy Micheletti
key grip

Alastair Rae
Steadicam operator

Casting Department

Cornelia von Braun
casting: Germany

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Michelle Karavoussanos
costume buyer

Editorial Department

John Kennedy
on-line editor

Karoline Moser
first assistant editor

Mark Wright
negative cutter

Transportation Department

Peter Ndifon
transport manager

Other Crew

Billi Bruins
production accountant

Rebecca Farhall
coordinator: UK

Brendan Gunn
dialogue coach

John Kennedy
title designer

Gerry Lundberg
publicist

Linda McEvoy
legal and business executive

Roger Phillips
end titles

Florian Stiege
chaperone: Mrs. MacDowell

Michael Swan
assistant location manager

Anne Warter
extras coordinator

Anna Webster
assistant to producer

Kathleen Weir
script supervisor

Production Company

Noel Pearson Productions
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Pageturner Productions
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Sarah Radclyffe Productions Limited
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Pageturner Productions Limited

Ferndale Films
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Surefire Film Productions
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Distributor

Concorde Filmverleih

Concorde Home Entertainment

EuroVideo

FS Film Oy

First Look International

RCV Film Distribution

RCV Home Entertainment

Shoval Film Production

Miscellaneous

Cutting Edge
negative cutting

De Lane Lea
sound post-production

Kodak
motion picture film supplied by

Movitech Camera Rentals
camera equipment provided by

Remote Camera Systems
remote camera systems

Sound Design Company, The
post-production sound services






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