The Railway Station Man

The Railway Station Man is a 1992 British drama film directed by Michael Whyte, and starring Julie Christie, Donald Sutherland and John Lynch. It was based on the 1984 novel of the same name by Irish writer Jennifer Johnston. It was filmed on location in Glencolmcille, County Donegal, Ireland.

Plot
Northern Irishwoman Helen Cuffe (Julie Christie) is overwhelmed with sadness when her husband is killed by the Irish Republican Army. She and her teen son, Jack (Frank MacCusker), then move to a tiny town and start life anew. There, Helen meets a mysterious American named Roger Hawthorne (Donald Sutherland), who is in the area to refurbish an old railway station. A romance slowly blossoms between Roger and Helen, but Jack then gets involved with a violent political group, and tragedy looms.

Cast

 * Julie Christie - Helen Cuffe
 * Donald Sutherland - Roger Hawthorne
 * John Lynch - Damian Sweeney
 * Mark Tandy - Manus Dempsey
 * Frank McCusker - Jack Cuffe
 * Ingrid Craigie - Mary Heron
 * Johnny O'Doherty Craig - Young Jack Cuffe

Production
It was filmed on location in Glencolumbkille, County Donegal, Ireland. The house was the former Cashelnagore railway station, the line closed in 1947.

Julie Christie and Donald Sutherland previously worked together on Don't Look Now and there had been various attempts to get them together on a project again but their schedules did not line up. Sutherland was critical of TNT for one of the love scenes from the film being cut, in contrast to violence shown on television.

Reception
Ray Loynd of the Los Angeles Times praised the "depiction of the beautiful, foggy, damp Irish west coast" but was otherwise critical of the film. The film has a score of 6.1 out of 10 on IMDb