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Director
David Keating
Credits
Producer: Tim Palmer. Writer: Gabriel Byrne, David Keating, Ferdia MacAnna
Principal Cast
Jared Leto, Gabriel Byrne, Catherine O'Hara, Colm Meaney, Christina Ricci, Emily Mortimer
Category
Feature
A feel-good coming-of-age film based on the popular novel by Ferdia Mac Anna set in 1977 Dublin, The Last of the High Kings casts a young Jared Leto as a Dublin teenager. Leto plays Frankie Griffin, a rock ‘n’ roll loving teenager who in the post-leaving cert summer, only wants to hang out with his friends and win the attention of local women, principally Protestant Romy Thomas (Emily Mortimer) much to the disdain of his politicised mother, played brilliantly by Catherine O’Hara. He is set right by visiting American cousin Erin (Christina Ricci), who teaches him the values of following his own dreams, principally when it comes to his family’s demands. Stephen Rea, Gabriel Byrne, and Colm Meaney all make appearances, with director David Keating offering a pleasingly upbeat journey through the experiences of Ireland’s youth set to the soundtrack of Thin Lizzy.
95 minutes, Ireland/Denmark/UK, 1996, Colour
ANORA 15:30
BIRD 11:10
FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL – IFI FAMILY: SAUVAGES 11.00
FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL: AGATHA AND THE LIMITLESS READINGS 14.10
FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL: BEING MARIA 15.10
FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL: JIM’S STORY 17.30
FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL: MARCELLO MIO 19.50
FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL: SCÉNARIOS + EXPOSÉ DU FILM ANNONCE DU FILM ‘SCÉNARIO’ 12.10
FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL: SOULEYMANE’S STORY 13.00
HOUSEWIFE OF THE YEAR 13:40, 18:20
SMALL THINGS LIKE THESE 16:20, 18:30
SOUNDTRACK TO A COUP D’ETAT 20:10
THE ROOM NEXT DOOR 20:40
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