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Dev2

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They're seriously under rated and aren't often mentioned even by ye fellas across the water. For anyone ballsy enough to admit they don't know a lot about Irish cinema here is a brief list to start you off. Any additional suggestions are welcome.

The Commitments
In Bruges (Irish/English)
My Left Foot
Garage
Six Shooter
Michael Collins
The Wind that Shakes the Barley
Angela's Ashes
In the Name of the Father
Intermission
Adam and Paul
Breakfast on Pluto
The Butcher Boy

Enjoy.

NOTE: To Yanks, The Departed does not count as Irish.
Also the British aren't always portrayed as good honest decent people in Irish movies so . . . yeah.

As suggested by other members

Ryan's Daughter
Bloody Sunday
The Crying Game
Once
The Magdalene Sisters
Hunger (Irish/English)
The General
The Snapper
The Van
50 Dead Men Walking
In America
The Boxer
 
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Dev2 said:
Michael Collins
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Michael Collins is a 1996 British/French/Irish historical biopic about General Michael Collins, the Irish patriot and revolutionary who died in the Irish Civil War.
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Not only is it not properly "Irish", it's not even accurate.

Also the British aren't always portrayed as good honest decent people in Irish movies so . . . yeah.
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Add these to your list:

Ryan's Daughter
Bloody Sunday
The Crying Game
Once
The Magdalene Sisters
 
^^ +1, 50DMW was superb. Even my wife thoroughly enjoyed it and she's not usually into "guy movies." :eek:
 
Dev2 said:
Irish director and two main actors are Irish.
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The Director / writer is English.

2 main actors that are Irish doesn't make the film Irish.

It makes it a English film, funded by England and made by English people, filmed in Europe with two Irish guys in it.
 
Tummy said:
The Director / writer is English.

2 main actors that are Irish doesn't make the film Irish.

It makes it a English film, funded by England and made by English people, filmed in Europe with two Irish guys in it.
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The director is Irish/English. He has Irish parents and is an Irish/British citizen. He has also spent considerable time here and nearly all his previous works are set in Ireland and about Ireland. Like Daniel Day Lewis both countries claim him as citizens probably because they are both.

I'd be happy to settle on calling it an Irish/English film. The nationality of the actors does contribute to the nationality of the film since they are an important part of the quality of the film and are what the audience sees (Irish people) and hears (Irish accents) on the screen. I'm of the opinion that Slumdog Millionaire was as much Indian as it was British.

Regarding the Michael Collins film, well it isn't a history documentary it is a dramatic portrayal so some creative liberties are okay just like say Braveheart. Was the JPEG really necessary? I believe it was Irish, Irish director and actors, filmed in Ireland and about Ireland. It's Irish.
 
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The Director and Writter, is English. He is English born.

The two main actors are Irish the other main character is English.

The film was funded by English companies.

If having two Irish actors in your film makes it Irish, then fair play.

It's a British film.
 
Tummy said:
The Director and Writter, is English. He is English born.
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To Irish parents and learned his trade here, made his plays here, his previous works were about here. We trained him, he is a student of Irish cinema.
Writer+Director+Lead Actors+Funding+Production = Nationality of the Film.
It's an Irish/English film. I have no idea why you are having such a hard time seeing the film or director as both it isn't a binary value.
 
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