Gene Wilder braves an Irish accent to play Quackser Fortune, a downtrodden horse-manure salesman who falls for Zazel (Margot Kidder), an upper-class American studying in Trinity College. Despite their mutual fascination, the mismatched pair soon realise that love across the cultural divide may be doomed when Zasel introduces Quackser to her fancy friends at the Trinity Boat Club. Shot on location on the city streets, Quackser provides a vivid snapshot of Dublin in late ’60s.

On the occasion of his 70th birthday, writer Pat McCabe will introduce the film as his Bigger Picture choice.

Notes by Sunniva O’Flynn.