Celtic Studies

Directed by Mel Gibson.
177 minutes; released 1995.
Gibson directs and stars in this Academy Award-winning epic based on the life of legendary thirteenth century Scottish hero William Wallace.

Directed by Bill Forsyth.
91 minutes; released 1981.
Gregory loses his place on his high school soccer team, only to fall in love with the girl who's replaced him. Starring John Gordon Sinclair, Dee Hepburn, Jake D'Arcy and Clare Grogan.

Directed by Bill Forsyth.
111 minutes; released 1983.
A comedy about the interaction between Americans representing a Texas oil company and the inhabitants of a small village in Scotland.

Directed by Peter Mullan.
98 minutes; released 1998.
Brought together by their mother's death, four siblings of a Scottish Catholic working class family are propelled into a comical nightmare of absurd mishaps and bittersweet mayhem.

Directed by Lynne Ramsay.
94 minutes; released 1999.
Life in a Glasgow housing project during the 1973 garbage workers strike as seen through the eyes of 12-year-old.

Directed by Simon Miller.
88 minutes; released 2007.
A young man's curiosity about his family history leads him on an adventure to one of Scotland's most treacherous mountains. Seachd is the first contemporary Scots Gaelic feature film. In Gaelic with English and Spanish subtitles. This is a Region 2 DVD and may not be compatible with all DVD players.

Directed by Danny Boyle.
94 minutes; released 1996.
An intimate look inside the subculture of heroin abuse in Scotland based on the novel by Irvine Welsh. Audio-track available in English or French. Starring Ewan McGregor, Robert Carlyle, Jonny Lee Miller, and Kelly Macdonald.

Directed by Danny Boyle.
117 minutes; released 2017.
20 years later, in this sequel to Trainspotting, Mark Renton returns home where his friends are waiting for him.Original idea based on the novel by Irvine Welsh. In English or dubbed French, with optional subtitles in English, Spanish or French; English or French descriptive audio. Starring Ewan McGregor, Robert Carlyle, Jonny Lee Miller and Kelly Macdonald.

Directed by Ronald Neame.
106 minutes; released 1960.
A whiskey-drinking commanding officer of a peacetime Scottish battalion and his educated, by-the-book rival become locked in a fierce battle for control of the battalion and the hearts and minds of its men. Starring Alec Guinness.

Directed by Paul Turner.
110 minutes; released 1992.
In this true story, a talented poet dreams of winning his country's most coveted literary prize, only to have his hopes shattered with the onset of World War I. In Welsh with English subtitles.

Directed by John Ford.
118 minutes; released 1941.
The story of young parents struggling to keep their family together as they endure severe hardship in a small Welsh mining town. Based on the novel by Richard Llewellyn. Starring Maureen O'Hara.

Directed by Justin Kerrigan.
84 minutes; released 1999.
A group of Welsh young people endure their mundane jobs all week, and then cut loose on a typically wild Friday night of partying.

Directed by Paul Morrison.
100 minutes; released 1999.
Set in Wales in 1911, this is an ill-fated love story about a young woman, the daughter of a strict chapel-going Welsh family, and a young Jewish man. In English, Welsh, and Yiddish with English subtitles.

Directed by Ronald Wilson et al.
663 minutes; released 1980.
When a young Welshman returns from World War I disillusioned and shell-shocked, he hesitantly agrees to teach at an elite English boys' school. Luckily, the faith of the headmaster who hired him proves well-founded. Based on the novel by R.F. Delderfield. Starring John Duttine.

Directed by Sara Sugarman.
100 minutes; released 2001.
Thirty-three and still living at home, gawky Annie-Mary finally decides to live life on her own terms.

Directed by Peter Kershaw.
26 minutes; released 1995.
A documentary about St. Aidan, the seventh century Bishop of Lindisfarne. Part of the Memorable Leaders in Christianity series.

Produced by the National Geographic Society and WQED, Pittsburgh.
60 minutes; released 1985.
A National Geographic special that thoroughly explores the relationship of the Irish to the horse. Outstanding camera work and in-depth research create a lovely, enduring tribute to horses wild and tame and the Irish families that love and care for them. The Galway races, riding schools, fox hunts, and more all fit together in a equine mosaic.

Directed by Peter Kershaw.
26 minutes; released 1995.
A documentary about St. Bede the Venerable, the eighth century monk most famous for his Ecclesiastical History of the English People. Part of the Memorable Leaders in Christianity series.

Directed by Murray Grigor.
60 minutes; released 2001.
"The Book of Kells" tells the story of this magnificent masterpiece. Created on the windy Hebridean island of Iona thirteen centuries ago, it now rests in the Trinity College library in Dublin. The manuscript has mystified, and motivated writers from W.B. Yeats to James Joyce and Umberto Eco, and its intricate Celtic knotwork continues to influence artists and craftsmen today.

Directed by Ken MacGregor.
150 minutes; released 1997.
A documentary exploring the romantic history of the clans of Scotland through tours of the turrets, battlements and grandly furnished great halls of structures that have witnessed centuries of war, tribal treachery and occasional splendor. Also includes Scotland - The Edge of the Land - an aerial journey along Scotland's western coastline.

Directed by Chris Gormlie.
49 minutes; released 1999.
This film explores Celtic life and the role of religion in Celtic society.

Directed by John J. Michalczyk.
54 minutes; released 2002.
A documentary about the effect of 150 years of emigration trends on the culture of Ireland.

Directed by David Richardson.
325 minutes; released 1987.
This BBC video tells the story of the Celts, from their earliest roots 2,500 years ago to the flowering of their unique culture and their enduring heritage today. The video is enhanced with stunning reconstructions of iron-age villages, dramatizations of major historical events and visits to modern Celtic lands.

Directed by Peter Kershaw.
26 minutes; released 1995.
A documentary about St. Cuthbert, the seventh century Bishop of Lindisfarne. Part of the Memorable Leaders in Christianity series.

Directed by Bob Smeaton.
40 minutes; released 1997.
A documentary about the popular Irish song "Danny Boy".

Directed by Mark Anderson and Mick Gold.
240 minutes; released 2001.
A four-part television series which uses extensive archive news footage to examine the peace process in Ireland.

By Annette Byrne.
Dublin: Linguistics Institute of Ireland, 2002.
[For companion CD location see UofT Catalogue]
This illustrated, beginner-level course-pack contains several interactive exercises as well as companion audio CDs. Exercises can be completed individually or in groups.

Directed by Peter Kershaw.
26 minutes; released 1997.
A documentary about St. Hilda, the seventh century Abbess of Whitby. Part of the Memorable Leaders in Christianity series.

Produced by Kultur International Films.
63 minutes; released 2003.
This film combines biographies of some of Ireland's greatest writers--such as W.B. Yeats, Oscar Wilde and James Joyce--with a tour of the locations that inspired them.

Directed by Peter Kershaw.
26 minutes; released 1997.
A documentary about this seventh century illuminated manuscript. Part of the Memorable Leaders in Christianity series.

Directed by Robert J. Flaherty.
77 minutes; released 1934.
Flaherty's documentary about life in the Aran Islands.

Directed by Peter Kershaw.
26 minutes; released 1996.
A documentary about St. Oswald, the seventh century first Christian King of Northumbria. Part of the Memorable Leaders in Christianity series.

Directed by Peter Kershaw.
26 minutes; released 1997.
A documentary about St. Wilfrid, the seventh century Bishop of York who united the Celtic Church with the Apostolic See of Rome. Part of the Memorable Leaders in Christianity series.