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PROGRAMME TWO

SWALLOWS

Another assured debut, Michael O’Connell’s adaptation of the short story Swallows filmed where an isolated rural Garda is reminded of his love of Paganini when he meets a violin playing surveyor.

Michael O’Connell, 20 mins, 2000

See also: From the Vaults: John McGahern: A Private World and That They May Face the Rising Sun.

Notes by Sunniva O’Flynn