Straight Time Blu-ray Italian 'Nora' by Gerardine Meaney (IFI/Cork

'Nora' by Gerardine Meaney (IFI/Cork University Press 'Ireland Into Film' 86 pages)

Up-and-coming Houston oil executive "Mac" MacIntyre (Peter Riegert) gets more than he bargained for when a seemingly simple business trip to Scotland changes his outlook on life

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poignant and insightful

Highly stylised visual feast set in the world of 17th century English aristocrats

Straight Time Blu-ray Italian 'Nora' by Gerardine Meaney (IFI/Cork'Straight Time' Director: Ulu Grosbard (1978) includes commentary by director and Dustin Hoffman, archival featurette Edgy, street level drama. A criminal is released on parole after years behind bars. His intentions to start a new life are stymied by the system, circumstance and his own sel destructive nature. Starring Dustin Hoffman, Gary Busey, Theresa Russell, Harry Dean Stanton, Kathy Bates