In 1928 Dublin, during séances concerning Jonathan Swift, the spirits of his former lovers, Stella and Vanessa, emerge to resume their ancient quarrel.
Geraldine Chaplin
as Miss McKenna
Ian Richardson
as Dr. Trench
Jim Sheridan
as Jonathan Swift / Dean Swift
Geraldine James
as Mrs. Henderson
Orla Brady
as Vanessa
Brid Brennan
as Stella
John Lynch
as John Corbet
Gerard McSorley
as Abraham Johnson
Donal Donnelly
as Cornelius Patterson
Gemma Craven
as Mrs. Mallet
Hugh O'Conor
as Cabin Boy
