Angela's Ashes. Poster of the 1999 movie and cover of the 1996 book
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Angela's Ashes
Frank McCourt, 1996
movie vs book
Alan Parker, 1999

Angela’s Ashes tells the story of Frank McCourt and his childhood after his family are forced to move from the United States back to Ireland because of financial difficulties and family problems caused by his father’s alcoholism. The film chronicles young McCourt’s life in Limerick, Ireland, during his childhood in the 1930s and 1940s, the difficulties that arose, and Frank’s way of earning enough money to return to the land of his dreams: America.