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Beckett on Film.Call Number: PR6003 .E282 A6 2001
Directed by Atom Egoyan et al.
648 minutes; released 2002.
19 filmmakers offer their interpretations of works by playwright and novelist Samuel Beckett, varying in length from 1 minute to 120 minutes.
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The Commitments.Call Number: PN1997 .C68 2003
Directed by Alan Parker.
117 minutes; released 1991.
A young man forms a band and dreams of bringing soul music to Dublin, Ireland. Based on the novel by Roddy Doyle.
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The Dead.Call Number: PR6019 .O9 D823 2009
Directed by John Huston.
83 minutes; released 1987.
A turn-of-the-century Dublin couple appear to have everything. Based on the short story by James Joyce.
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Happy Days.Call Number: PR6003 .E282 H34 2002z
Directed by David Heeley.
90 minutes; released 1980.
The Samuel Beckett play about an optimistic woman who faces the harsh realities of the world with a smile and impenetrable cheerfulness. Starring Irene Worth and George Voskovec.
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The Horse's Mouth.Call Number: PR6005 .A77 H62 2002
Directed by Ronald Neame.
95 minutes; released 1958.
An irritating but enthusiastic painter stops at nothing to pursue his artistic vision--even if it means refashioning a wall in someone else's house. Based on the novel by Joyce Cary. Starring Alec Guinness.
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The Informer.Call Number: PR6029 .F5 I623 2006
Directed by John Ford.
92 minutes; released 1935.
This black and white feature film is based on the novel by Liam O'Flaherty. A Dublin revolutionary betrays a solemn code.
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The Irish R.M.Call Number: PR6037 .O6 I722 2006 DVD pt.1-6
Directed by Roy Ward Baker et al.
50-minute episodes; released 1983.
An English magistrate is sent to the west of Ireland about 1900 where he encounters a host of interesting characters. Based on the series of books by "Somerville and Ross" (Edith Somerville and Violet Florence Martin).
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The Snapper.Call Number: PR6054 .O95 S642 2001z
Directed by Stephen Frears.
95 minutes; released 1993.
An unmarried Irish woman refuses to reveal the name of the father of her unborn child. Based on the novel by Roddy Doyle.
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Ulysses.Call Number: PR6019 .O9 U42 2000
Directed by Joseph Strick.
124 minutes; released 1967.
One day in the life of a middle-aged Irish Jew. Based on the novel by James Joyce.
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Ballykissangel.Call Number: PN1992.77 .B355 pt.1 2003
Directed by Paul Harrison et al.
50-minute episodes; released 1996.
A young priest serving in the small Irish village of Ballykissangel discovers the town poses many more challenges than he expected.
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Bloody Sunday.Call Number: DA995 .L75 E942 2003
Directed by Paul Greengrass.
110 minutes; released 2002.
A dramatization of the Irish civil rights protest march and subsequent massacre by British troops on January 30, 1972.
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Breakfast on Pluto.Call Number: PR6063 .C32 B7322 2006
Directed by Neil Jordan.
129 minutes; released 2005.
A young Irishman reinvents himself as a transvestite cabaret singer in 1970s London. Starring Cillian Murphy and Stephen Rea. Based on the novel by Pat McCabe.
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The Butcher Boy.Call Number: PR6063 .C32 B882 2007
Directed by Neil Jordan.
110 minutes; released 1997.
A saga of an energetic and imaginative boy whose bleak existence in a small 1960s Ireland town eventually drives him to drastic measures. Based on the novel by Pat McCabe. Starring Eamonn Owens, Stephen Rea, Fiona Shaw and Sinead O'Connor.
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The Conflict.Call Number: PR9313 .O59 C32 1999
Directed by Jack Gold.
80 minutes; released 1973.
A priest is sent from Rome to reform a traditional monastery in Ireland.
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The Crying Game.Call Number: PN1997 .C877 1998
Directed by Neil Jordan.
112 minutes; released 1992.
A British soldier gets kidnapped by Irish terrorists and starts a friendship with one of his captors. When the hostage-taking goes wrong, the friend escapes and later meets the soldier's girlfriend in London. Starring Forest Whitaker and Stephen Rea.
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The Dead.Call Number: PR6019 .O9 D823 2009
Directed by John Huston.
83 minutes; released 1987.
Huston's feature-length movie adaptation of the story by James Joyce about a turn-of-the century Dublin couple who appear to have everything.
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December Bride.Call Number: PR6052 .E4543 D423 2009
Directed by Thaddeus O'Sullivan.
85 minutes; released 1991.
A young woman moves to a small Irish town and develops a relationship with two men who are brothers. When she becomes pregnant, she refuses to divulge which is the father, preferring to retain her independence.
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Disco Pigs.Call Number: PN1997.2 .D574 2003
Directed by Kirsten Sheridan.
93 minutes; released 2001.
A boy and a girl born in a Dublin hospital within minutes of each other grow up inseparable from one another.
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East is East.Call Number: PN1997 .E3 2000
Directed by Damien O'Donnell.
96 minutes; released 1999.
The conflict between two generations of a Pakistani family living in northern England in the 1970s. Based on the play by Ayub Khan-Din.
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Father Ted: The Holy Trilogy.Call Number: PN1992.77 .F384 2004 DVD pt.1-3
Directed by Declan Lowney and Andy De Emmony.
25-minute episodes; released 1995.
A television comedy series about three priests working in a parish on a tiny island off the Irish coast.
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The Field.Call Number: PN1997 .F54 2001
Directed by Jim Sheridan.
113 minutes; released 1990.
An old man in Rural Ireland fights the plans of an American land developer. Starring Richard Harris.
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In America.Call Number: PN1997.2 .I52 2004
Directed by Jim Sheridan.
105 minutes; released 2002.
Tale of a poor Irish family searching for a better life in America, amidst the dangers of New York's "Hell's Kitchen."
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In the Name of the Father.Call Number: PN1997 .I475 1998
Directed by Jim Sheridan.
133 minutes; released 1993.
A petty Irish thief is wrongfully imprisoned for the terrorist bombing of an London tavern.
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The Informer.Call Number: PR6029 .F5 I623 2006
Directed by John Ford.
92 minutes; released 1935.
Based on the novel by Liam O'Flaherty. "A Dublin revolutionary betrays an Irishman's most solemn code...."
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The Irish R.M.Call Number: PR6037 .O6 I722 2006 DVD pt.1-6
Directed by Roy Ward Baker et al.
50-minute episodes; released 1983.
An English magistrate is sent to the west of Ireland about 1900 where he encounters a host of interesting characters. Based on the series of books by Edith Somerville and Violet Florence Martin.
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Kings.Call Number: PR6063 .U7178 K5622 2008
Directed by Tom Collins.
89 minutes; released 2007.
A group of five Irishmen, all of whom have emigrated to England, are re-united for the wake of an old friend.
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A Love Divided.Call Number: PN1997 .L676 2002
Directed by Sydney Macartney.
98 minutes; released 1999.
A Protestant Irishwoman who has promised to raise her children Catholic reconsiders her decision.
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The Magdalene Sisters.Call Number: PN1997.2 .M34 2004
Directed by Peter Mullan.
120 minutes; released 2002.
Three young Irish women struggle to maintain their spirits while they endure dehumanizing abuse as inmates of a home for unwed mothers run by nuns. Audio-track in English or French, with optional English, French, or Spanish subtitles.
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Michael Collins.Call Number: PN1997 .M53 1997
Directed by Neil Jordan.
184 minutes; released 1996.
The story of Irish Republican Army founder Michael Collins from the Easter Rebellion of 1916 to his untimely death.
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Mona Lisa.Call Number: PN1997 .M6 2001
Directed by Neil Jordan.
104 minutes; released 1986.
Part thriller, part love story. It tells about the relationship between George, a small-time criminal-turned-chauffeur and his boss, a high-class call girl, who together end up caught in London's sordid criminal underworld.
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Nora.Call Number: PR6019 .O9 Z71842 2001
Directed by Pat Murphy.
106 minutes; released 2000.
A dramatization of the relationship between Irish writer James Joyce and Nora Barnacle. Starring Ewan McGregor.
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Omagh.Call Number: PN1997.2 .O434 2005
Directed by Pete Travis.
106 minutes; released 2004.
A father who lost his son in the bombing of the town of Omagh tries to uncover the truth of who the bombers - the Real IRA - were.
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One Man's Hero.Call Number: PN1997 .O5 2000
Directed by Lance Hool.
122 minutes; released 1999.
A small group of Irish soldiers fighting in the Mexican-American War are persecuted for their religious beliefs, and defect to Mexico. Audio-track in English, with optional French or Spanish subtitles.
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The Snapper.Call Number: PR6054 .O95 S642 2001z
Directed by Stephen Frears.
95 minutes; released 1993.
An unmarried Irish woman refuses to reveal the name of the father of her unborn child. Based on the novel by Roddy Doyle.
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Ulysses.Call Number: PR6019 .O9 U42 2000
Directed by Joseph Strick.
124 minutes; released 1967.
One day in the life of a middle-aged Irish Jew. Based on the novel by James Joyce.
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The Wind that Shakes the Barley.Call Number: PN1997.2 .W563 2007
Directed by Ken Loach.
127 minutes; released 2006.
A young doctor gives up a promising career to take up arms against the ruling British in 1920s Ireland. But just when a treaty is signed, civil war breaks loose, pitting families and friends against each other. Winner of the 2006 Palme d'Or prize for best film at Cannes.