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

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 1 of 5

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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