For a long time, Irish cinema boiled down to two directors' names: Jim Sheridan (
In the Name of the Father
) and Neil Jordan (
Interview with the Vampire
).
But the relief is finally here.
Her name is Colm Bairead.
Originally from the northern districts of Dublin, the 41-year-old filmmaker made history and gave his country its first Foreign Film Oscar nomination last January for
The Quiet Girl
.
Adapted from a short story by Claire Keegan, this story in rural Ireland of the 1980s, not yet awakened by the Celtic tiger, contains a majority of dialogue in Gaelic!
An obvious choice for someone who had previously made short films and documentaries.
“In 2018, I had a double revelation. I was looking for a subject to make my first film. I was reading an article about the ten greatest books written by Irish female novelists.
The Three Lights
by Claire Keegan was included.
Going through it, I felt an incredible affinity with my sensitivity»
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