Banshees of Inisherin

2022 - 10 - 14

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“The Banshees of Inisherin” and “Aftersun,” Reviewed (The New Yorker)

Martin McDonagh treads familiar turf in his black comedy set in rural Ireland in 1923, but the performances of Brendan Gleeson, Colin Farrell, and Kerry ...

Later, she cautions her brother against all that remains for him in Inisherin: “bleakness and grudges and loneliness and spite.” That is not the wail of a banshee. Sophie is everywhere in the movie, but it’s not just about the quiet blaze of her childhood. “Or is it the other way around?” That note of weary confusion is all too believable; less persuasive is McDonagh’s effort to frame the private hostilities on Inisherin as a parable of the larger conflict. She is funny, but her divinations have the smack of a skit—“I wasn’t trying to be nice, I was trying to be accurate”—and, when Pádraic calls her “you feckin’ nutbag,” it’s hard to disagree. The movie, however, belongs to Condon, familiar to viewers of “Rome” and “Better Call Saul,” on TV, and now, at last, given her cinematic due. The danger of so ominous a setup is that it can harden into the schematic. “The Free State lads are executing a couple of the I.R.A. For Mark Zuckerberg and Eduardo Saverin, in “The Social Network” (2010), the issue is “Who owns how much of Facebook?” In the case of Tony Stark vs. The turf that is trodden by the latest film, in other words, is not entirely fresh. On the beautiful (and imaginary) island of Inisherin, off the coast of Ireland, where parcels of green land are neatly divided by drystone walls, he shares a little house with his sister Siobhán (Kerry Condon). How refreshing, then, to meet Colm Doherty (Brendan Gleeson), in Martin McDonagh’s new film, “The Banshees of Inisherin,” which is set in 1923. Steve Rogers, in “Captain America: Civil War” (2016), it’s a question of “Should the Avengers submit to an authority beyond themselves?”And, in “Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith” (2005), when Obi-Wan Kenobi sabres off two legs and one arm from Anakin Skywalker, like somebody carving a chicken, there’s no hiding the bone of contention: “Which of us, in signing up for this dialogue, was the bigger Jedi schmuck?”

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Stars turn out for The Banshees of Inisherin premiere (RTE.ie)

A host of famous faces joined Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson at Dublin's Light House cinema on Friday evening for the premiere of their ...

The Oscar-tipped film is set on an island off the west coast of Ireland in 1923 and follows lifelong friends Pádraic (Farrell) and Colm (Gleeson), who find themselves at an impasse when Colm unexpectedly puts an end to their friendship. [ won gushing reviews as it premiered in competition at the Venice Film Festival, ](https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2022/0905/1320686-in-bruges-trio-bring-west-of-ireland-to-venice-premiere/)reunites Farrell and Gleeson with writer-director Martin McDonagh following their 2008 gangster comedy, In Bruges. A host of famous faces joined Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson at Dublin's Light House cinema on Friday evening for the premiere of their highly-anticipated new black comedy-drama, The Banshees of Inisherin.

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The Banshees Of Inisherin Premieres At Lighthouse Cinema (Extra.ie)

A host of famous faces joined Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson for the Irish premiere of their latest collaboration with In Bruges director Martin McDonagh ...

Speaking to The Hollywood reporter, he said: 'I just wanted to write a sort of simple sad breakup story between two blokes, weirdly. And I guess part of it was always wanting to get Colin and Brendan back together since In Bruges. A host of famous faces joined Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson for the Irish premiere of their latest collaboration with In Bruges director Martin McDonagh.

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Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson bring the magic home as ... (The Irish Times)

In Bruges stars' decision to reunite with director Martin McDonagh for latest film was a no-brainer, says Gleeson.

“You wouldn’t have thought you needed to in Ireland,” the director laughed. “A whole new international audience will want to travel there now.” We hope to have a tour organised.” “Even at the moment [people] are coming into the office. The trio have wanted to reunite, and first discussed the possibility of their latest collaboration seven years ago. But does the Dublin duo feel an obligation to Irish cinema?

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The Banshees of Inisherin movie review: Martin McDonagh's latest ... (Evening Standard)

t's 1923 and Padraic Suilleabhain (an adorable Colin Farrell) is a donkey-loving farmer, living on a remote isle, off the West Coast of Ireland.

And you need to enjoy crying - I mean, really sobbing - to get a kick out of The Banshees of Inisherin. If Colm thinks Padraic’s too nice, maybe the solution is for Padraic to get meaner? Padraic fails to take the hint. [Colin Farrell](/topic/colin-farrell)) is a donkey-loving farmer, living on a remote isle, off the West Coast of Ireland. Colm adores Mozart and wants to concentrate on composing music that will last the test of time. The film itself is a stone cold classic.

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Colin Farrell opens up about loss at premiere of The Banshees of ... (Irish Mirror)

The Dubliner landed in Dublin tonight to huge fanfare for the Irish premiere at the Lighthouse Cinema. The Martin McDonagh movie tells the story of Padraic, who ...

He said: “I went back six weeks after we finished shooting. This kind of film is not easy to either get funding for, but with Martin being a superstar, it makes things easier. “And people aren’t going to them in the multiplexes and I get why. “I’ve experienced loss. Colin added: “Anything that can be done to get the film out to give people a chance to see it in a world where films are getting ever more expensive and the films that inhabit a €5m to €15m budget, they’re just harder to make. We all have experienced loss.

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Banshees Of Inisherin: Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Bono, Ali ... (Independent.ie)

Hollywood heartthrob Colin Farrell says that while he has never been dumped or 'ghosted' he has experienced “loss and fear regularly”.

and you’re looking at the loneliest old f***ing thing in the world, the horizon threatening you with its inevitability, threatening you with its endlessness.” But the power of the vista when you came out of the pub… Whether it starts with our parents or on the playground, so loss isn’t really a novel notion,” he said.

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