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Director
Paddy Breathnach
Credits
Producer: Ed Guiney. Writer: Joe O'Connor
Principal Cast
Brendan Coyle, Juliette Gruber, Andrea Irvine
Category
Feature
Director Paddy Breathnach’s debut feature, Ailsa is a moody, atmospheric depiction of a man’s descent into obsession and madness. Myles (Brendan Coyle) is a tenant whose mental stability is shattered when he discovers his landlord dead after a tragic accident. Reeling, he fixates (?) upon new and beautiful tenant Campbell Rourke (Juliette Gruber) and slowly makes her the centre of his life. As his interest in her grows and he begins to pry into her affairs he neglects his old life, endangering not only his job but also his relationship with girlfriend Sara (Andrea Irvine). Breathnach and Coyle carefully manage this collapse into psychosis, avoiding melodrama or cliché as violence and depression take hold.
1994, Ireland, 75 minutes, Colour
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ALL YOU NEED IS DEATH 13:10, 18:30
ARCHIVE AT LUNCHTIME: SPRING FORWARD (DOUBLE BILL) 12.50
BALTIMORE 16:20
IFI & ONE DUBLIN ONE BOOK: EDUCATING RITA 15.30
IFI TALKS: KIAROSTAMI PANEL DISCUSSION 14.00
IO CAPITANO 13:40
JEANNE DU BARRY 15:40, 18:10
PERFECT DAYS 11:00, 20:40
THE TEACHERS’ LOUNGE 11:00, 20:20
THE ZONE OF INTEREST 20:50
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