New Irish famine movie Arracht tipped for monster Oscar success
Korean feature Parasite made history at the start of this year when it became the first foreign language film to win the Best Picture Oscar – and now a new Irish language feature is hoping to follow in its footsteps. James Ward speaks to writer/director Tom Sullivan about famine drama Arracht Arracht follows fisherman Colman Sharkey (Donall O Healai), who takes a stranger into his home at the behest of a local priest just as the potato blight arrives James Ward
Arracht writer/director Tom Sullivan
PARASITE has kicked down the door for foreign films in Hollywood, according to the director of Oscar-tipped Irish language famine film Arracht.
Dublin film critics reveal their best film of 2020 The Dublin Film Critics Circle has announced the results of its annual poll
Fri, Dec 18, 2020, 10:04
The Dublin Film Critics Circle (DFCC) has announced the results of its poll to find the greatest cinematic achievements in an unusual year for the medium.
Best film went to Céline Sciamma’s powerful romantic drama Portrait of a Lady on Fire. Noémie Merlant and Adèle Haenel star in the tale of a 19th century noblewoman falling for the artist who has been hired to paint her portrait. “The emotional pay-off is so significant that the film takes on the quality of a courtship ritual,” The Irish Times noted after its premier.
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