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Pat Collins
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Producer: Philip King
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DocumentaryLiterature
Completed a year before his passing, Collins’ exploration of arguably the defining Irish writer of the modern era was filmed just prior to the publication of McGahern’s acclaimed memoirs, which form the backbone of this definitive portrait of the man’s life and times. It is a testimony to the director’s skill and sensitivity as both interviewer and filmmaker that he gets the reluctant McGahern to open up on camera. The results are by turn fascinating and quietly moving, a portrait of an artist at peace in his final days.
52 minutes, Ireland, 2005, Colour
HAMNET 12:00, 14:50, 17:40, 20:30
MARTY SUPREME 13.40, 16.50, 20.00
SAIPAN 11.30, 14.00, 16.00, 20.50
SENTIMENTAL VALUE 11.15, 18.00
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