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John T. Davis, Sé Merry Doyle.
Credits
Producer: Brendan J. Byrne. Writer: John T. Davis
Category
Documentary
More personal and intimate than many of his other works, renowned documentarian John T. Davis dedicates himself here to memorialising his enigmatic Uncle Jack, whose influence on Davis led to his becoming a filmmaker. A leading architect of cinemas in mid-twentieth century Northern Ireland, Jack’s bachelorhood led him to taking Davis under his wing and imparting to him his own austere belief in the need always to be in control. Davis relates how this conviction slowly turned to paranoia and madness, with Jack drifting in and out of institutional care even as his influence drove Davis into his film career/blossomed into Davis’ burgeoning film career. Despite breaking from his usual tone Davis retains his ability to pull captivating imagery and insight together, marrying a personal narrative to a memorialising of Northern Ireland’s cinemas in this illuminating artistic autobiography.
80 minutes, Ireland/United Kingdom, 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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