Reflections is a 1984 British drama film directed by Kevin Billington and starring Gabriel Byrne, Donal McCann and Fionnula Flanagan. The film is an adaptation for the British broadcaster Channel 4 of the 1982 novel The Newton Letter by John Banville, who also wrote the screenplay.
The budget was £502,000.
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Plot
The film follows the adventures of an aspiring biographer of Isaac Newton who rents a rural retreat in the south of Ireland to write an in-depth treatment of an obscure and disturbing letter Newton sent in 1693 to John Locke. He becomes involved with two women: Ottilie Garinger and her aunt, Charlotte. The presence of Charlotte's husband, Edward Lawless, creates a romantic triangle-plus-one.
Cast
Gabriel Byrne as William Masters
Donal McCann as Edward Lawless
Fionnula Flanagan as Mrs. Charlotte Lawless
Harriet Walter as Ottilie Garinger
Gerard Cummins as Michael Lawless
Niall Toibin as Mr. Prunty
Peadar Lamb as Doctor
Des Nealon as Tom Mittler
Margaret Wade as Bunny Mittler
Larry O'Driscoll as Rat Man
Noel O'Flaherty as Rat Man