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Director
John Crowley
Credits
Producers: Neil Jordan, Stephen Woolley, Alan Maloney
Principal Cast
Colin Farrell, Kelly Macdonald, Colm Meaney
Category
Feature
In a Dublin where everyone seems to know everyone else, John (Cillian Murphy) hatches a mad plan to undo his foolish breakup with girlfriend Deirdre (Kelly MacDonald). Working with the embittered Mick (Brían F. O’Byrne), who has lost his job after a spectacular bus crash, and hardened criminal Lehiff (Colin Farrell), John tries to rob the bank which Deirdre’s new boyfriend Sam works at. Meanwhile John’s best friend Oscar (David Wilmot) starts a relationship with Sam’s ex-wife (Deirdre O’Kane), and a policeman (Colm Meaney) with delusions of grandeur and a grudge against Lehiff stars in a TV documentary. Frenetically paced, Intermission’s characters cross paths in a labyrinthine plot that weaves seemingly disparate events into a complete whole. Despite being a fast-talking mix of sex and crime, moments of genuine emotion break through the consistently riotous plot.
105 minutes, Ireland/United Kingdom, 2003, Colour
ARCHIVE AT LUNCHTIME: DUBLIN CAN BE HEAVEN (PROGRAMME ONE) 12:50
BLUE ROAD – THE EDNA O’BRIEN STORY 15:30
FOUR MOTHERS 13:30
HOLY COW 17:50
I’M STILL HERE 13:10
LA COCINA 20:00
ONE TO ONE: JOHN & YOKO 20:20
SINS OF IRELAND + Q&A 16:00, 18:10
THE PENGUIN LESSONS 15:50, 20:30
THE RETURN 13:20, 18:00
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