Circle of Friends (1995)
For everyone who ever thought the person they loved was out of their reach
Director: Pat O'Connor · Writer: Andrew Davies
Three girlhood friends now at college share first loves, first kisses and first betrayals. At the center of it all is the best-looking boy on campus. Can a self-conscious dreamer hook the biggest fish in the pond?
Director
Pat O'Connor
Cast
Chris O'Donnell
Jack Foley 
Minnie Driver
Bernadette 'Benny' Hogan 
Geraldine O'Rawe
Eve Malone 
Saffron Burrows
Nan Mahon 
Alan Cumming
Sean Walsh 
Colin Firth
Simon Westward 
Aidan Gillen
Aidan Lynch 
Mick Lally
Dan Hogan 
Britta Smith
Mrs Hogan 
John Kavanagh
Brian Mahon 
Ruth McCabe
Emily Mahon 
Ciarán Hinds
Professor Flynn User Reviews (1)
Circle of Friends is a little feel good sort of movie. The ensemble characters interact quite well. I have always liked Minnie Driver, and Alan Cummings seems to nail the smarmy characters like this. I think he was in a Jane Austen adaptation film with a similar role. The film is based on one of the best Maeve Binchy novels, in my opinion. It concerns Bennie, Driver’s character, who has a self-esteem problem based partly on her weight and unpopularity. But she stands up for herself when she has to, and makes friends. She overcomes problems I won’t go into and risk giving details away, but suffice to say you should really end up rooting for her. My only problem with the movie is the ending. I felt the book had the perfect ending, and the movie went a different way. Don’t get me wrong; if I hadn’t read the book, I am sure I would have been a-okay with the movie ending. I just…
