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Internationally Irish: The films of Neil Jordan – Part 5 of 5

Posted on October 17, 2011 by arnar

Back to Ireland. Neil Jordan’s next movie was Michael Collins (1996), a big blockbuster epic starring Liam Neeson as the Irish freedom fighter. The film was shot in Ireland and financed by Irish, English and American companies. Michael Collins paints a … Continue reading →

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Internationally Irish: The films of Neil Jordan – Part 4 of 5

Posted on October 10, 2011 by arnar

International fame. Mona Lisa (1986) made Neil Jordan noticeable in the United States. The film is about a ex-con named George that gets out of jail, only to find his stature within the crime community decreased and gets a job from the … Continue reading →

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Internationally Irish: The films of Neil Jordan – Part 3 of 5

Posted on September 19, 2011 by arnar

First steps.   Angel is in a sense, a revenge thriller, a movie that deals with violence and its effect on people who are directly or indirectly responsible or victimized. The movie was influenced by a film John Boorman had … Continue reading →

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Internationally Irish: The films of Neil Jordan – Part 2 of 5

Posted on August 7, 2011 by arnar

Grievances. Neil Jordan made his first full-length movie in 1982. The movie was called Angel and starred Stephen Rea as a saxophonist who witnesses the brutal murder of his manager and a def mute girl and sets out to avenge … Continue reading →

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Internationally Irish: The films of Neil Jordan – Part 1 of 5

Posted on August 5, 2011 by arnar

Neil Jordan is without a doubt the most successful filmmaker in the history of Irish cinema. He has directed fifteen feature length films in all. Jordan’s films are special in a sense because most of his films are not made in … Continue reading →

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