Brian Friel: Shy Man, Showman

January. 06,2022      
Rating:
5.5
Trailer Synopsis Cast

The playwright Brian Friel stands among the giants of Irish literature. From the 1980s onwards, he withdrew from media and public life. This film sets out to show, through family, friends, actors, directors, as well as via his own handwritten and typed letters, personal archive, and readings from some of his plays, how Brian Friel re-defined Irish theatre in the second half of the 20th century.

Sinéad Cusack as  Self
Stephen Rea as  Self
Siobhán McSweeney as  Self
Liam Neeson as  Self

Reviews

Tedfoldol
2022/01/06

everything you have heard about this movie is true.

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Dynamixor
2022/01/07

The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

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Doomtomylo
2022/01/08

a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.

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Roy Hart
2022/01/09

If you're interested in the topic at hand, you should just watch it and judge yourself because the reviews have gone very biased by people that didn't even watch it and just hate (or love) the creator. I liked it, it was well written, narrated, and directed and it was about a topic that interests me.

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