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Director
Alan Gilsenan
Credits
Producer:Stuart Switzer
Writer: Alan Gilsenan
Principal Cast
Maria Doyle Kennedy,Leryn Franco
Category
FeatureDocumentary
Alan Gilsenan's feature documentary tells the incredible story of Eliza Lynch, the Cork-born woman who became lover to Francisco Solano López, later the president of Paraguay. Maria Doyle Kennedy captures the spirit of Eliza in her later years, while Paraguayan model and Olympic athlete Leryn Franco embodies the young Eliza. Based on the biography written by former diplomat Michael Lillis and Professor Ronan Fanning, the film charts an epic historical life, little known outside of Paraguay. Revered by the common people and reviled by the elite, Eliza became the most powerful woman in Paraguay, standing steadfastly by López as he catapulted Paraguay into the War of the Triple Alliance in 1864 against Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay, a war which obliterated 90% of the male and 50% of the female population of Paraguay.
80 minutes, Ireland-Paraguay, 2013, Colour
ALL YOU NEED IS DEATH 13:00, 15:50
DUNE: PART TWO (70MM) 19.00
KIDNAPPED 16:00, 20:20
PERFECT DAYS 13:15
THAT THEY MAY FACE THE RISING SUN 13:30, 18:30, 20:50
THE TEACHERS’ LOUNGE 18:10
WILD STRAWBERRIES: THAT THEY MAY FACE THE RISING SUN 11.00
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