Special Presentations
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2024 Programme
50TH ANNIVERSARY SCREENING RORY GALLAGHER: IRISH TOUR ‘74
Documentary
The rock and popular music documentary film was still in its infancy at the time, but having made such landmark and groundbreaking music portraits as Frank Zappa’s 200 Motels, British filmmaker Tony Palmer was perfectly placed to bring something fresh and timeless to the nascent form.
There may have been turmoil on the island at the time – Northern Ireland was dropped from the touring itineraries of international musicians due to the raging conflict – but Irish Tour ‘74 captures an odd sense of peace, which is embodied by the unassuming Rory Gallagher. Whether it is through bringing unity to Belfast music lovers or lost to his musical muse, his thoughts a million miles away.
THU 14 | EVERYMAN | 17:30
40TH ANNIVERSARY SCREENING
Fiction
Cal McCluskey, a young man on the fringes of the Republican army, falls in love with a recently widowed local librarian, Marcella, who is unaware of the dark secret which has Cal wracked with guilt. Featuring the onscreen debut of John Lynch in the titular role, with Helen Mirren giving a performance which landed her a Best Actress award at the 1984 Cannes Film Festival, catapulting her career to the next level, Pat O’Connor’s film, produced by our Festival Patron, David Puttnam, is considered one of the finest portrayals of life in Northern Ireland amidst the sectarian violence of the times, and we are delighted to present the film in a brand new restoration to mark its’ fortieth anniversary.
THU 14 | EVERYMAN | 20:30
