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The Boys & Girl From County Clare (2003) |
| Producer |
| Evzen Kolar |
Wolfgang Esenwein |
Ellen Little |
| Anthony Rufus Isaacs |
Martyn Auty |
Steve Christian |
| Screenwriter |
| Nicholas Adams |
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| Cast |
| Bernard Hill |
Charlotte Bradley |
Andrea Corr |
| Stephen Brennan |
Eamonn Owens |
Colm Meaney |
| Shaun Evans |
Phil Barantini |
Frank Twomey |
Review by Yahoo Movies
The All-Ireland Traditional Music Competition attracts the best musicians from all over the country -- and a few from beyond the shores of the Emerald Isle as well. As John Joe and his band prepare to capture the band trophy with their County Clare jigs and reels, Irishman Jimmy bends his Liverpudlians away from jazz toward the time-honored strains of Celtic music. As the musicians make their way towards the competition, trouble rears its head for both sets of challengers: the Liverpool Shamrock Ceilidh Band and the defending champions from Clare. At the heart of this adversity lie the vengeful interventions of two estranged brothers, Jimmy and John Joe. |
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Evita (1996) |
| Producer |
| Robert Stigwood |
Alan Parker |
Andrew G. Vajna |
| Screenwriter |
| Alan Parker |
Oliver Stone |
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| Cast |
| Madonna |
Antonio Banderas |
Jonathan Pryce |
| Jimmy Nail |
Andrea Corr |
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Review by Yahoo Movies
Madonna tackles the title role in Alan Parker"s ambitious recounting of the brief, amazing life of former Argentine first lady Eva Perón. Presented almost entirely in song and narrated by Antonio Banderas as a fictional everyman, the film charts the alternately revered and reviled Evita"s rise from poverty to become a film and radio actress; her relationship with President Juan Perón (Jonathan Pryce); and her tragic death from cancer at age 33.
Banderas, a surprisingly moving singer, and the inimitable Madonna, who took voice lessons before filming commenced to expand her vocal range, provide the emotional bedrock for the eminently enjoyable film with their charismatic screen presences. The music, including the Oscar-winning song "You Must Love Me", weaves an entrancing web, and the sets and costumes are awe inspiring. Parker does a fine job of adapting Andrew Lloyd Webber"s musical for the big screen. The director"s vision shines clearly here: Like Pink Floyd: The Wall, Evita is an enchanting mixture of epic fairy tale and sociopolitical psychodrama. |
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The Commitments (1991) |
| Producer |
| Lynda Myles | Roger Randall-Cutler | |
| Screenwriter |
| Roddy Doyle | Dick Clement | Ian La Frenais |
| Cast |
| Robert Arkins | Johnny Murphy | Michael Aherne |
| Andrew Strong | Angeline Hall | Kenneth McCluskey |
| Maria Doyle Kennedy | Alan Parker | Dave Finnegan |
| Andrea Corr | Bronagh Gallagher | Jim Corr |
| Felim Gormley | Sharon Corr | Glen Hansard |
| Caroline Corr | Dick Massey | |
Review by Yahoo Movies
Based on Roddy Doyle"s buoyant debut novel, follows the enjoyable travails of a band cobbled together by young Jimmy Rabbitte
(Robert Arkins), whose vision is to bring soul music to Dublin. After putting an ad in the local paper, Jimmy assembles an
unlikely group of musicians who, though nervous, raw, and rough, make music that speaks to something very near the heart of their
audience of curious kids and sharp-tongued, sarcastic relatives. As the band nears its big break, egos clash and expectations of
fame and fortune start to tear them apart, forcing Jimmy to fight desperately to keep them together.
The Commitments bubbles over with life, largely on the strength of the young, mostly unknown cast. Andrew Strong shines in
the role of the lead singer exuding a volatile and irresistible charisma as he transforms rapidly from an unsure adolescent into an
egotistical spotlight hogger. Colm Meaney contributes a hilarious cameo as Jimmy"s father (a role that would expand in two later
film adaptations of Doyle novels, The Snapper and The Van). Pumped along by killer 1960s soul tunes and crackling
throughout with quick-witted dialogue, The Commitments is an effervescent, affecting tour through working-class Dublin.
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