Circle of Friends (1995) - PART 7

"Circle of Friends", set in 1950's Ireland, centers around Benny and Eve as they enter student life at University College, Dublin. Here Benny and Eve re-unite with their childhood friend Nan Mahon, the 'college belle'. They also encounter the handsome and charming Jack Foley, whom Benny quickly falls for.

This movie is one my old favorites, and Minnie Driver's film debut performance in this film is phenomenal. Check out the book by Maeve Binchy; though I have not read the original source, I heard that it is very well-written and less fairytale-like than this one. The DVD of "Circle of Friends" has a widescreen-ish format so if you want to watch the film in better quality, buy the DVD. Otherwise, I hope you enjoyed watching this on YouTube!

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• Saffron
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• Firth
• Alan
• Cumming

[MissDeBudlieAy]

so did she just sleep with jack so he'd think it was his baby? ugh bitch!!!

[cincinnati107]

what a hypocrite. she is a Catholic, against abortion, but condones sleeping around. huh

[LoveTheJackson]

nan's hair is so nice

[ribenariver]

I hope she gets syphilis in the end

[channelvision98]

@RandiSierra I do understand eve but her behavior was a bit much I agree. After all nan was pregnant. Still I totally understand.

[channelvision98]

@RandiSierra My bestfriend is a complete softie and if someone did that to her I'd be furious perhaps if I found out it was another dear friend I'd be excessively pissed. Considering what a sweet person my bestfriend is, the kind that wouldn't hurt a fly. For someone to hurt her...I can understand eve. Nan doesn't deserve much of my sympathy because as I said she orchestrated much of this but no one should have to hear someone baldly ask her to kill her baby. Still, I am glad they forgave her.

[RandiSierra]

@channelvision98 Yeah, then he had no experience. Not really sure about the course of his life for all his admiration of Benny. Nan and he had to lose everything before they got it. She wasn't a harlot at heart. Even though she messed up beyond words in every aspect and was not a good friend, they both still wanted the best for her and her future. Colin Firth and Alan Cumming's characters were the real jerks.  And as nice as a protective friend is Eve (was it?) took it too far.

[channelvision98]

@channelvision98 *he's rich....

:) oh and I am glad they forgave her I just don't like people making excuses for her bad behavior

[channelvision98]

@RandiSierra And don't get me wrong when things aren't going right for her and he is being cruel to her I feel sympathy and all. But I remember her orchestrating meeting him and trying to get him to marry her because she's rich. But I didn't care about that as much as then orchestrating to sleep with her bestfriend's man. When she scheme......you should expect other people to do the same and to treat you just as poorly.

[channelvision98]

@RandiSierra I understand that. But the truth is, she orchestrated everything, and the men were foolish and have will enough to follow her so I am not accusing her of their sins. But she orchestrated her relationship and then pregnancy expecting him to marry her. And I think the only think she learn is that things don't always go your way. The actress was brilliant in portraying her walk down that path and then to see the desperation after. The is a clear case of "brought on oneself".

[RandiSierra]

@channelvision98 She was TRULY sorry. They forgave her as God would do. They understood she wasn't in her right mind. Totally bottom of the barrel desperate the worst anxiety possible. Shame, religion, community, respectable behavior, etc. etc. etc. It wouldn't have been a story otherwise. If she knew anything about the world she wouldn't have gone for a guy like that in first place. She had to learn the hard way. At the end of the day Saffron was the bomb in this part!

[channelvision98]

@RandiSierra But more important than all of that her bestfriends man and a sweetest of the bunch as you say. If that's true why even engage in that sort of behavior with him. I hate to say "do that to him" because he had free will. But it was obvious she was doing a lot of seducing and just because she was forgiven didn't make it not so bad. Hell, I think doing that to someone you are on friendly terms with is shitty doing it to your bestfriend makes you a shitty person.