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Director
john Boorman
Credits
Producers: John Boorman, John Buchanan, Kieran Corrigan. Writer: John Boorman
Principal Cast
Brendan Gleeson, Kim Cattrall, Ciarán Hinds, Brian Gleeson
Category
Feature
An identity thriller, a family drama, and an attack on upper-class privilege, The Tiger’s Tail reunites John Boorman and Brendan Gleeson, the creative duo behind powerhouse crime drama The General, to tell this contemporary fable. Gleeson plays Liam O’Leary, a developer with a domineering presence in the Irish political scene, but one whose empire crumbles when he begins to see his body double walking Dublin’s streets. Disconnected from his wife Jane (Kim Cattrall) and son Conor (Brian Gleeson), Liam’s place in his family is quickly usurped by the double, with his business partners also failing prey to the deceit as Liam’s whole life taken over by this mysterious figure. Depicting Dublin as a hedonistic, opulent capital, The Tiger’s Tail features one in a career of standout performances from Brendan Gleeson, who expertly juggles the twin roles of O’Leary and his doppelganger.
107 minutes, Ireland/UK, 2006, Colour
ALL YOU NEED IS DEATH 16:00, 20:45
ARCHIVE AT LUNCHTIME: SPRING FORWARD (PROGRAMME 1) 13.20
BALTIMORE 13:30
DUNE: PART TWO (70MM) 19.40
FROM THE VAULTS: ABBAS KIAROSTAMI: THE ART OF LIVING 18.30
IO CAPITANO 15:50
JEANNE DU BARRY 14:30, 18:10
ON THE WATERFRONT 70TH ANNIVERSARY 13:40
PERFECT DAYS 20:30
THE TEACHERS’ LOUNGE 17:15
WILD STRAWBERRIES: THAT THEY MAY FACE THE RISING SUN 11.00 (OC)
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