When I was growing up, St. Patrick’s Day was heralded by an annual airing of The Quiet Man on New York television. This year, Irish-Americans and film buffs alike have a new way to celebrate with Olive Films’ release of an excellent feature-length documentary called Dreaming the Quiet Man. Bearing a 2012 copyright, produced by the Irish Film Board and directed by Sé Merry Doyle, this entertaining film, narrated by Gabriel Byrne, follows three streams: the tourist industry that has grown up around the village of Cong, where the movie was shot in 1951, the making of the film (including rare color home footage and the memories of some locals who participated), and a look at ...
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- 3/10/2015
- by Leonard Maltin
- Leonard Maltin's Movie Crazy
We’ve teamed up with Element Pictures to bring you this competition where you could well blag yourself a copy of the rather great John Ford: Dreaming The Quiet Man on DVD. To enter, simply fill in the details below. Competition open to Republic of Ireland residents only. Loading... As one of Hollywood’s most iconic directors, John Ford gave the world of cinema over 100 films, but The Quiet Man in particular moved the Irish nation in an extraordinary way. John Ford:Dreaming The Quiet Man is a touching documentary that explores the making of the Oscar-winning film which took twenty years of Ford’s life to bring to the big screen. The film features heartfelt discussions with Maureen O’Hara, Peter Bogdanovich, Martin Scorsese and Jim Sheridan alongside narration by Gabriel Byrne and original home-movie footage of the cast and crew’s time in Ashford Castle. John Ford...
- 6/25/2012
- by noreply@blogger.com (Vic Barry)
- www.themoviebit.com
The John Wayne Birthplace, in Winterset, Iowa, will be celebrating the legendary actor's birthday with a lavish salute to the enduring 1952 film classic, "The Quiet Man" over two days. In addition to big screen presentations of the film at Winterset's vintage Iowa Theatre, the weekend will include a plethora of celebrations. These will include: - the Midwest premiere of the Loopline Film documentary "Dreaming The Quiet Man" by Dublin director Se Merry Doyle - live stage performances of "Maurice Walsh's The Quiet Man" by Frank Mahon - the Inisfree Race Meet (a 5K run/walk) - breakfast at the Winterset firehouse - traditional Irish music at the Little Dublin Irish Pub - guided tours of the John Wayne Birthplace home - "Pie Squared," a pie tasting event on the historic Courthouse square, - corned beef and cabbage at the Pheasant Run tavern - a special Birthplace Museum Benefit Dinner...
- 5/1/2012
- IrishCentral
Sé Merry Doyle's documentary 'Dreaming The Quiet Man', Tom Hall's 'Sensation' and Darragh Byrne's 'Parked' are among the titles set to screen at the Toronto Irish Film Festival on March 9th and 10th. Opening with 'Dreaming the Quiet Man', the festival will see 11 Irish movies receive their Canadian debut screenings. Spotlighting emerging Filmmakers in 2012, Tirff will also feature the work of Toronto-based Irish filmmakers.
- 2/16/2012
- IFTN
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