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'Plainsong' appeals to Quinn's rural side
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'Rural characters are so under-represented," says actor Aidan
Quinn. That's one reason he did "Plainsong," the quietly, eloquent
CBS movie airing at 8 p.m. Sunday on WBBM-Channel 2.
The story itself could be universal: A high school teacher
struggles with the problems of his depressed wife, their two sons and
a pregnant teenager in his class. Then his wife leaves him and the
boys. The settings and reactions, however, are richly rural. Words
and emotions are parceled carefully.
"He's struggling to hold up his responsibilities to all these
people," says Quinn, 45. "Deep down, he's probably angry ...
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