Claire Dolan (1998)

Director:

Lodge Kerrigan

Writer:

Lodge Kerrigan (writer)

Release Date:

18 November 1998 (France)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

A high-priced call girl, shocked by her mother's death, decides to get out of the business and have a baby. The steps that she takes to free herself from her pimp and find a father for the baby are the central story of this movie.

Plot Keywords:

Female Nudity | New York City | Irish American | Debt | New York

Awards:

1 win & 5 nominations

Cast

Katrin Cartlidge	...	Claire Dolan
Vincent D'Onofrio	...	Elton Garrett
Colm Meaney	...	Roland Cain
Patrick Husted	...	George
Muriel Maida	...	Claire's Mum
Madison Arnold	...	Priest
Jim Frangione	...	Man In Bar
Ed Hodson	...	Driver
Sean Powers	...	Driver's Friend
Sally Stark	...	Waitress at Newark diner
Maryann Plunkett	...	Mary Egan
Sarah Rose Hendrickson	...	Siobhan, Mary's daughter
Candy Buckley	...	Salon client 1
Lizbeth MacKay	...	Administrator
Svetlana Jovanovich	...	Eva

Also Known As:

Claire Dolan (France)

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

USA | France

Language:

French | English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Argentina:16 | France:-12 | Singapore:R(A) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | UK:18

Filming Locations:

Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA

Company:

MK2 Productions

Soundtrack:

I'll Never Be the Same

Very Real, Very Sad

In New York, the Irish expensive prostitute Claire Dolan (Katrin Cartlidge) owes a huge amount to her pimp Roland Cain (Colm Meaney). When her mother dies, Claire moves to Newark, and tries to work honestly as a beautician. She meets the taxi driver Elton Garrett (Vincent D'Onofrio) and they have an affair. Elton falls in love for her and later, when he becomes aware of the situation, he tries to help her to pay her enormous debt to get rid off Roland, while Claire wants to have a baby.

"Claire Dolan" is an excellent independent erotic movie that presents a touching and very real story. The performance of Katrin Cartlidge is stunning, and she deserved a nominations for the Oscar for her acting as Claire Dolan. I could never imagine that Katrin Cartlidge has such a beautiful body. The excellent Vincent D'Onofrio and Colm Meaney have also great performances. The scene where Roland tells Elton that "a whore is always a whore" is very sad and the inconclusive open end is wonderful for such a good story. My vote is eight.

Title (Brazil): "Claire Dolan"