Comments on: Sounding Off: What’s to Love about Irish Film?

By: A Response to ‘What’s to Love about Irish Film?’ | Film Ireland Online

Tue, 23 Nov 2010 15:41:23 +0000

[...] O’Connell responds to Ferdia Mac Anna’s article insisting that there is indeed alot to like about Irish [...]

By: Frank

Frank — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 20:58:12 +0000

Between the Canals and His and Hers will stand the test of time.

By: Fiachra

Fiachra — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 18:39:49 +0000

What’s funny is that he expected there to be great Irish cinema! Basically we have a TV film scene pretending to be cinema made by overtrained directors who can only emulate instead of innovate. Don’t think any recent Irish feature film will stand the test of time.

By: Eddie

Eddie — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 14:36:39 +0000

Yikes. Maybe it is ‘IrishFilmBoardItis’.

I had the pleasure of watching quite a few great Irish films of late… Savage and the Runway both being top of the list with Intermission making it into my top 10 of all time.

And His and Hers?! Just lovely!

By: Greg Corcoran

Greg Corcoran — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 16:39:07 +0000

Some very valid points Ferdia but you neglect to mention recent Irish films like Eden, Nothing Personal, Intermission, Garage, Adam & Paul, In Bruges, A Film With Me In It, Breakfast on Pluto, His & Hers, Saviours etc. All stand up internationally and I’m certain all will stand the test of time. So I feel this piece does such films and film-makers a disservice. Granted some haven’t had huge commercial success but that’s more to do with the audience than the films themselves.

By: Rory Cashin

Rory Cashin — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 15:33:19 +0000

I think the real problem with Irish cinema is that it is so caught up with being Irish. While patriotism and a love of one country’s is all well and good, there is no need for it to overshadow the film itself. A film should be great no matter where it is set, and Irish cinema needs more “international” feeling movies that just happen to be set in Ireland.

The best Irish film I’ve ever seen is In Bruges; but despite it starring two of our biggest actors and directed and written by Irish talent, it isn’t considered to be an Irish movie. What does that tell you?