title: Attracta (film)
text: # Attracta (film)
  
  Attracta is a 1983 Irish drama film directed by Kieran Hickey, co-produced by Douglas Kennedy, and starring Wendy Hiller, Kate Thompson and Joe McPartland. It was based on a short story by William Trevor.
  
  ## Premise
  
  An elderly schoolteacher reflects on her past.
  
  ## Cast
  
  * Wendy Hiller as Attracta
  * Kate Thompson as The young Attracta
  * Joe McPartland as Mr. Purce
  * John Kavanagh as Mr. Devereux
  * Kate Flynn as Aunt Emmeline
  * Cathleen Delany as Sarah Crookham
  * Deirdre Donnelly as Geraldine Carey
  * Christopher Casson as Mr. Jameson
  * Emma McGrane as Attracta at 11 years
  * Aiden Grennell as Archdeacon Flower
  * Seamus Forde as Mr. Ayrie
  * Jane Brennan as Penelope Vade
  * Martina Stanley as Maisie
  * Alan Stanford as Doctor Friendman
  