A Touch of Irish
Films influenced by Ireland and the Irish
Here at Swan Cinemas we love irish films and are proud of our irish talent in film.
To show “A touch of Irish”, we will be showcasing upcoming films that have been film in, or contain some of irelands talent. To start the ball rolling we have added the folllowing Movies
**Opening Dates will be shown Here**
8.5 Hours
Synopsis: “8.5 Hours” is an intense, controversial drama set in modern Ireland about one day in the lives of four characters who work together in a small software company.
During one Monday in Dublin, each character experiences a devastating series of events which unfold throughout their working day of 9.00 to 5.30, the 8.5 hours of the title. The four stories deal with themes of ambition, sex and betrayal in a time of economic uncertainty. These four parallel narratives intertwine and build to a series of thought-provoking and haunting climaxes.
Eamon
Synopsis: ‘Eamon’ is a dark romantic comedy: A family holiday brings to a head the destructive love triangle between Eamon, a little boy with behavioural problems, his selfish mother Grace and his sexually frustrated father Daniel.
Leap Year
Synopsis: A woman (Adams) who has an elaborate scheme to propose to her boyfriend on Leap Day, an Irish tradition which occurs every time the date February 29 rolls around, faces a major setback when bad weather threatens to derail her planned trip to Dublin. With the help of an innkeeper, however, her cross-country odyssey just might result in her getting engaged.
Lovely Bones
Synopsis: Centers on a young girl who has been murdered and watches over her family - and her killer - from heaven. She must weigh her desire for vengeance against her desire for her family to heal.
Perrier’s Bounty
Synopsis: An ordinary guy gets himself in an extraordinary amount of trouble in this blend of comedy and action from director Ian FitzGibbon. Michael McCrea (Cillian Murphy) is a regular guy who isn’t especially good with money, which leads him to borrow some money from Perrier (Brendan Gleeson), a local loan shark and strong-arm man. Unfortunately, Michael isn’t able to pay back the money on schedule, and he quickly learns that Perrier is one man you don’t want angry; now there’s a price on Michael’s head and he needs to pay his debt quickly if he wants to live. Michael accepts a proposal from a small time hood to do a quick breaking and entering in exchange for part of the loot, but things go very wrong and somehow the neighbor girl Michael is sweet on, Brenda (Jodie Whitaker), ends up shooting someone. Now Michael is on the run from two sets of crooks, has a dead body to deal with, must find an alibi for Brenda, and has to mend fences with his crusty father (Jim Broadbent) before Dad is willing to help. Perrier’s Bounty was an official selection at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival.
