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Ireland is internationally renowned for producing great writers. A varied slate of films includes adaptations of literary works, profiles of literary figures, and cinematic responses to poetry and other literary forms. The list of celebrated writers whose work is represented here – from James Joyce, Samuel Beckett, and Elizabeth Bowen to Roddy Doyle and John Banville, via Edna O’Brien and John McGahern – is far-reaching, with the films displaying a stylistic diversity bringing audiences from animated features to radical experimental works.
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Frank Stapleton, 40 minutes, 1984
Alan Gilsenan, 75 minutes, 2013
Pat O'Connor, 65 minutes, 1982
Alan Schneider , 20 minutes , 1965
Sean Walsh, 113 minutes, 2003
Peter Sheridan, 93 minutes, 2000
Neil Jordan, 128 minutes, 2005
Neil Jordan, 110 minutes, 1997
Pat O'Connor, 103 minutes, 1995
BLACKBIRD BLACKBIRD BLACKBERRY 13:00, 18:10
KIDNAPPED 15:20
LOVE LIES BLEEDING 16:10, 20:50
PERFECT DAYS 13:30
THAT THEY MAY FACE THE RISING SUN 13.20, 15.50, 18.20, 20.40
THE TEACHERS’ LOUNGE 20.30
WORLD CINEMA PROJECT: MEMORIES OF UNDERDEVELOPMENT 18.30
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