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Permalink Reply by jean kaniecki on January 7, 2014 at 8:59am

Yes.  Truly moving.  I thought the subject matter was handled well and certainly this has to be addressed and seen from different viewpoints in a different time and place..  Brilliant pieco of acting

Permalink Reply by Marian Deady on January 8, 2014 at 8:12pm

Jean,

I enjoyed the movie very much! I am not a big movie fan but I did enjoy Philomena. The fact that I was born and raised in Ireland, I could see how that would have happened.. Sad but true.

Permalink Reply by Gerry Regan on January 7, 2014 at 9:33am

Saw it, Marian, a few weeks ago. In fact, Philomena Lee's daughter, Jane, is a fellow member of The Wild Geese. What struck you about the film? I was taken by the power of the visceral connection between mother and child, even after the passage of decades. And I say that as someone who was relinquished for adoption at three months of age, never held by my mother until I was 44 years old. 

Permalink Reply by Marian Deady on January 8, 2014 at 8:07pm

Gerry,

Thank you for sharing that! It must have been very emotional for you after all those years... That's amazing about Philomena daughter being part of the wild geese..