Brendan Gleeson

The actors are both Oscar-nominated for the acclaimed Irish comic-drama "The Banshees of Inisherin," about two longtime friends whose relationship suddenly ...

It would work for the audience, it would work for the critics, and it would work commercially. Both he and Gleeson were nominated for "Banshees of Inisherin," along with co-stars Barry Keoghan and Kerry Condon, and director Martin McDonough. "There's no escaping, only because I'm a person!" "Only because I'm one of them!" "I have known a lot of kind men in my life. There's a man that considers people." Did I ever tell you that I noticed that?" "I was more about me than about her, let's be honest! "The first time I met him was in a room at the Chelsea Hotel. And I certainly had a reputation, and the reputation now that I was recently sober. "I went for a swim this morning, which was just the most soul-liberating experience." "Anyway, he said, 'Would you have a drink?' …

Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson talk about forging a close friendship on In Bruges, and how they decided to stay close off-set while making Banshees of ...

“We touched on it; I was a bit nervous about that,” Farrell said. “The simplicity of that gesture told me there is a man that’ll look after you. “He said, ‘Would you have a drink?’ …

Now that they have each received nominations for their roles in the 2022 comedy/drama The Banshees of Inisherin, Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson are ...

“The simplicity of that gesture told me there is a man that’ll look after you. You know, my father was a kind man, and I knew kind friends who were there for you. “He (Gleeson) opened the door, I went into the room, we sat down, and I know that this man would like a pint every now and then.” Farrell then told the story of that moment when Gleeson offered him a drink. “I have known a lot of kind men in my life. It begins with the knowledge that Farrell had to go through rehab for drinking in 2006. They also starred together in the 2008 crime comedy, In Bruges, where they played hitmen Ray and Ken.

Loneliness, mutilation, and longing abound in Martin McDonagh's latest film. Brendan Gleeson as Colm at the pub with his dog in The Banshees of Inisherin Image ...

This tension between choice and duty is reflected in the turmoil of the mainland, and the changing face of Ireland, change that is making its way to Inisherin. This film returns to previous themes in McDonagh's work, including the complexity of male relationships and the reluctance to grow up and face life as it is, rather than what we would like it to be. He speaks of composing, of creating something that lasts in an attempt to find meaning, but we see through his increasingly brutal treatment of himself, and Pádraic, that he is removing any chance of his own happiness and success. Inisherin is an island filled with wanting, and it is in these individual desires that the conflict in the film arises. Peader's character serves to typify the inherent violence of toxic masculinity and the long-reaching influence of the patriarchy. That Colm chooses to both mutilate himself, and then try to make Pádraic take the blame speaks to the inherent childishness of his character. His attempts to hold onto his friendship with Colm and keep Siobhán on the island are both driven by the fear of being alone. But, much like Colm, he doesn't have the language to express it, and so he resorts to a dogged determination to restore order to his life. We see that both men are bound by lives limited by both their location and the wider social cues of the time. Even though Pádraic initially rejects Siobhán's question about his own loneliness, we see it in his inability to accept the end of his relationship with Colm, and his sister’s desire to leave. The Banshees of Inisherin is, on the face of it, a simple tale of life in a small rural Irish village. This duality of meaning adds another layer of emotional resonance to the film, reminding the viewer that political upheaval is always driven by the emotion and will of those involved.

Colin Farrell stars in the film as Pádraic, a dull but well-meaning man who lives on a small fictional island off the coast of Ireland in 1923 and at the height ...

The Banshees of Inisherin is infinitely rewatchable and infinitely relatable to anyone who has ever stared at themselves—and at the world—for too long and despaired. The Banshees of Inisherin feels more theatrical than cinematic, with its small cast and beautiful but remote setting that is unmistakably Irish in its gorgeous dreariness. After everything, Pádraic will still watch Colm’s dog when it’s needed, and the messiness of their new relationship towards one another and their home is bittersweet. She does not scream, not like Siobhán, the only other woman of real note in the story, and who is clearly over the pointless grudges of the small-minded men around her. She yearns to be brave enough to flee for the hope of a better life on the mainland. McCormick, with her black dress and a sheep hook instead of a scythe, bears an uncoincidental resemblance to the Grim Reaper in The Seventh Seal. Being a “nice” person has a lot of value for Pádraic and the good, “normal” folk of Inisherin, even if they’re also the kind of small-town “nice” people who know everyone else’s business yet pretend not to see a father repeatedly beat his son black and blue. Pádric and Colm are fools, too, in the Shakespearen sense, like the gravediggers of Hamlet or Feste in Twelfth Night. Pádraic is probably not “one of life’s good guys,” as he’s known for being a bit of a mean drunk. Pride propels both men to escalate their feud until other villagers of Inisherin are pulled in and tragedy, it seems, must befall the most innocent among them, namely Dominic, a naive young man who has seen the worst in humans thanks to his vile father, the local policeman. It’s certainly not sane of Colm to cut off his own fingers to spite someone else, but perhaps Colm actually seeks relief from the pressure to create a song worthy of Mozart in the first place. Pádraic loves his sister Siobhán (a feisty, expressive Kerry Condon), his little donkey Jenny, and his daily 2pm drink at the village pub with his best mate, Colm (