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Alan Gilsenan
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Documentary
Renowned Irish documentarian Alan Gilsenan explores The Great Book of Ireland, a lavish vellum manuscript dubbed a “modern-day Book of Kells”. This extraordinary tome contains the original work of 9 composers, 121 artists and 144 poets including Eavan Boland, Samuel Beckett Seamus Heaney, and Michael D. Higgins, current President of Ireland. The documentary investigates the conception and creation of the book in 1989 when editors Theo Dorgan and Gene Lambert invited contributors to capture the hopes, fears, dreams, and imaginings of the Ireland of that time. Artists, such as Patrick Scott and Pauline Bewick, worked directly onto the large vellum pages to create a work of beauty. There are layers of artistry to enjoy here, from the original work of the poets and painters, to the book makers, to the skilfully-crafted film itself. Notes by Sunniva O'Flynn
89 minutes, Ireland, 2020, Colour
ANORA 15:20, 20:20
ARCHIVE AT LUNCHTIME: FRENCH CONNECTIONS (PROGRAMME 1) 13.00
BIRD 13:50
FROM THE VAULTS: EXPOSURE 18.30
HOUSEWIFE OF THE YEAR 13:40, 16:20, 18:10
SMALL THINGS LIKE THESE 13:10, 18:20, 20:30
SOUNDTRACK TO A COUP D’ETAT 15:30, 20:10
WILD STRAWBERRIES: THE BIG HEAT 11.00
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