Closing the Ring is a remarkable tale of love, loss and redemption from Academy Award ® winning Director Richard Attenborough and featuring an all star cast including Academy Award®-winner Shirley MacLaine (In Her Shoes, Terms of Endearment), Christopher Plummer (A Beautiful Mind, The Insider), Mischa Barton (The O.C.), Academy Award®-nominee Pete Postlethwaite (The Constant Gardener, In the Name of the Father) and Academy Award®-winner Brenda Fricker (My Left Foot, The Field). Available to own and rent on DVD from April 21st 2008, Closing the Ring is a must have for all discerning film fans.In 1991, a small American town mourns the passing of Chuck Harris; father, husband and Second World War veteran. His widow, Ethel (Shirley MacLaine), refuses to mourn, drowning herself in alcohol and cigarettes as she neglects her hysterical daughter, Marie (Neve Campbell). A phone call from a young Irishman, claiming to have found a ring belonging to Ethel, reawakens Ethel’s lifetime of heartache and reveals the deeply hidden secrets of her love life.As the narrative travels back in time we see the young, beautiful and confident Ethel (Mischa Barton), deeply in love with farmer Teddy (Stephen Amell), who goes to war with his best friends Jack (Gregory Smith) and Chuck (David Alpay), but not all of them make it back alive...
This truly touching love story, from a critically acclaimed cast and crew warms hearts and reaffirms Attenborough’s status as a truly legendary film maker.
Closing the Ring is available to buy and rent on DVD from 19th May 2008.