In 1904, in Dublin, James Joyce chats up Nora Barnacle, a hotel maid recently come from Galway. Read More »
Tag Archives: Ireland
The Rising of the Moon (1957) John Ford, Tyrone Power, Noel Purcell, Cyril Cusack
Three vignettes of old Irish country life, based on a series of short stories. Read More »
Adam and Paul (2004) Lenny Abrahamson, Tom Murphy, Mark O’Halloran, Gavin Dowdall
Two drug addicts negotiate their way through Dublin’s city centre, encountering friends and family as they search for their next fix. Read More »
The Disappearance of Finbar (1996) Sue Clayton, Luke Griffin, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Sean Lawlor
Finbar Flynn is a working-class boy living in a grim concrete jungle in Dublin. Read More »
Angel (1982) Neil Jordan, Veronica Quilligan, Stephen Rea, Alan Devlin
Saxophonist Danny witnesses the murder of his band manager and a deaf-mute girl after a gig. Read More »
Snakes and Ladders (1996) Trish McAdam, Pom Boyd, Gina Moxley, Sean Hughes
A wry story of female friendship: Jean and Kate, two “nearing-thirty” street performers Read More »
Twelfth Night (1996) Trevor Nunn, Helena Bonham Carter, Richard E. Grant, Imogen Stubbs
Brother and sister Viola and Sebastian, who are not only very close but look a great deal alike, are in a shipwreck, and both think the other dead. Read More »
I Come with the Rain (2009) Tran Anh Hung, Josh Hartnett, Tran Nu Yên-Khê, Byung-hun Lee
Ex-Los Angeles cop turned private eye Kline travels to Hong Kong in search of Shitao, the missing son of a powerful pharmaceutical conglomerate boss. Read More »
Graveyard Clay (2007) Robert Quinn, Bríd Ní Neachtain, Peadar Lamb, Máire Ní Mháille
This a story about an obsessive hatred that started as a case of jealous rivalry between two young sisters Read More »
Zardoz (1974) John Boorman, Sean Connery, Charlotte Rampling, Sara Kestelman
In the future, Earth is ruled by Eternals, an advanced and secret sect of beings who reign over a savage group called Brutals. Read More »
Disco Pigs (2001) Kirsten Sheridan, Elaine Cassidy, Cillian Murphy, Sarah Gallagher
Pig and Runt – born on the same day, in the same hospital, moments apart. Read More »
Moondance (1994) Dagmar Hirtz, Rúaidhrí Conroy, Ian Shaw, Julia Brendler
Patrick and Dominic are two brothers living alone in a remote farmhouse in the Southwest of Ireland Read More »
Shake Hands with the Devil (1959) Michael Anderson, James Cagney, Don Murray, Dana Wynter
In 1921 Dublin, the IRA battles the “Black & Tans,” special British forces given to harsh measures. Read More »
The Field (1990) Jim Sheridan, Richard Harris, John Hurt, Sean Bean, Drama, Thriller
“Bull” McCabe’s family has farmed a field for generations, sacrificing endlessly for the sake of the land. Read More »
The McKenzie Break (1970) Lamont Johnson, Brian Keith, Helmut Griem, Ian Hendry, War, Drama, Action
In the closing days of World War II, German prisoners riot in a POW Camp in Scotland. Read More »