Colm Tóibín

Colm Tóibín

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Colm Tóibín

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The Capote Tapes
Self
Newly discovered interviews with friends of Truman Capote made by Paris Review co-founder George Plimpton invigorate this fascinating documentary on the author (and socialite) behind Breakfast at Tiffany’s and In Cold Blood, while situating Capote in the 20th-century American literary canon.
Pale Sister
Writer
Written by Colm Toibin, Pale Sister is a powerful retelling of the classic tale of Antigone. Lisa Dwan stars in a tour-de-force performance directed by Sir Trevor Nunn.
Anjelica Huston on James Joyce: A Shout in the Street
Self - Writer
An account of the life and work of Irish writer James Joyce (1882-1941) narrated by US actress Anjelica Huston.
Return to Montauk
Screenplay
During a book tour in the United States, Max meets and falls in love with a young woman. Many years later, Max returns to the United States, hoping to reunite with his young lover.
El testament de Rosa
Theatre Play
Brooklyn
Novel
In 1950s Ireland and New York, young Eilis Lacey has to choose between two men and two countries.
The Blackwater Lightship
Novel
A man in the final stages of AIDS is cared for by his sister and mother and grandmother.