Bitter Harvest (a.k.a. How Harry Became a Tree)
A Man Is Measured By His Enemies
Audience favorite Colm Meaney stars as an embittered farmer who's raising a bumper crop of bile in this earthy, award-winning film co-starring Cillian Murphy. After deciding that "a man is measured by his enemies," Harry Maloney (Meaney) plots to destroy George O'Flaherty, the most powerful man in town. Unfortunately for Harry, his chosen nemesis is also the town matchmaker, and he needs George to broker the marriage of his dim but handsome son, Gus (Murphy) to the beautiful Eileen (Kerry Condon).
Being indebted to George only fuels Harry's irrational hatred more. But somehow, no matter how hard he schemes to bedevil George, Harry proves to be his own worst enemy...with a vengeance!
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A Man Destroyed by Bitterness - Filmgal
Bitter Harvest tells the tale of how one man's bitterness destroyed everything around him and became his own downfall.
Harry (Colm Meaney) is a bitter widow, unkind and meanspirited who believes that a man is measured according to his enemies. Harry's chosen enemy George O'Flaherty (Adrian Dunbar) is the most powerful and respected men in town. Harry's hatred towards George increases when he finds himself in debt to George, the town matchmaker after setting him up with Harry's "handsome but dim-witted" son Gus (Cillian Murphy). Spreading rumours around town and general muck-raking lead to a murder plot as the town waits to see how far Harry will go in his bitter feud.
The film is quite dark- Harry is an awful guy who can't see how he has destroyed everything he has worked for and cares about. Well-acted, the film is set in 1924 Ireland and seems more like a made-for-TV BBC melodrama. The cast is the main reason to rent this film but fans of Irish history will also enjoy it.
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A Man Destroyed by Bitterness - Filmgal
Bitter Harvest tells the tale of how one man's bitterness destroyed everything around him and became his own downfall.
Harry (Colm Meaney) is a bitter widow, unkind and meanspirited who believes that a man is measured according to his enemies. Harry's ...