John Kavanagh

John Kavanagh

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John Kavanagh

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Baltimore
The true story of Rose Dugdale, a young heiress who rebelled against her English aristocratic upbringing to volunteer with the Irish Republican Army. In 1974,
O Último Duelo
Le Gris' Priest
História sobre o duelo entre o cavaleiro Jean de Carrouges e o escudeiro Jaques Le Gris, acusado de ter violado a esposa do cavaleiro. A luta, estabelecida pelo próprio rei da França, Carlos VI, marca o grande drama de vingança e crime do século XIV, que tem a esperança de ser resolvido somente após o combate.
Riverdance: Uma Aventura Dançante
Gatekeeper (voice)
Um garoto irlandês chamado Keegan e uma garota espanhola chamada Moya viajam para o mundo mítico dos Megaloceros Giganteus, que os ensinam a apreciar Riverdance como uma celebração da vida. Inspirado pela sensação do palco global e com novas músicas do vencedor do Grammy Bill Whelan.
Supervized
Windsor
Four aging superheroes in a retirement home in Ireland come together for one last hurrah.
Florence: Quem é Essa Mulher?
Arturo Toscanini
Florence Foster Jenkins (Meryl Streep) é uma rica herdeira que persegue obsessivamente uma carreira de cantora de ópera. Aos seus ouvidos, sua voz é linda, mas para todos os outros é absurdamente horrível. O ator St. Clair Bayfield (Hugh Grant), seu companheiro, tenta protegê-la de todas as formas da dura verdade, mas um concerto público coloca toda a farsa em risco.
O Nosso Segredo
Reverend Benham
Nelly é assombrada por seu passado. Suas lembranças nos levam de volta no tempo para acompanhar a história de seu relacionamento com Charles Dickens, com quem ela descobriu uma cumplicidade emocionante, mas frágil. Dickens — famoso, controlador e emocionalmente isolado dentro de seu sucesso — se apaixona por Nelly. Conforme Nelly torna-se o foco da paixão de Dickens e sua musa, o preço para ambos é o segredo, e para Nelly, uma vida de "invisibilidade".
Em Segredo
Inspector Michaud
Therese é uma jovem encantadora mas sexualmente reprimida, presa a um casamento sem amor com o seu primo Camille, um homem frágil e doente, imposto pela sua dominadora tia Madame Raquin. O dia-a-dia de Therese é passado em quase reclusão, atrás do balcão de uma pequena loja, enquanto as noites são gastas assistindo a tia jogar dominó. Mas quando Therese conhece Laurent, um sedutor amigo de infância do seu marido, tudo muda. O que começa como uma excitante relação ilícita vai acabar por se desenvolver em acontecimentos com trágicas consequências para todos. Inspirado no romance “Therese Raquin” de Emile Zola.
The Stag
Fionan and Little Kevin's Dad
At his fiancée’s urging, a very modern Irish groom-to-be reluctantly agrees to a stag weekend with his friends, camping in the western wilderness of Ireland. Much to their chagrin, these modern men are joined by the brother of the bride, a crazy, unpredictable alpha male known as “The Machine”, and an explosive Id to their collective Ego. The Machine is a force of nature, and under his leadership, the men—stripped of modern comfort, convenience and, finally, clothing—must begin their journey into the wild.
O Rabo Do Tigre
Harry
After a chance encounter, a Dubliner is stalked by a murderous facsimile of himself.
Dália Negra
Emmett Linscott
Um jovem policial e sua equipe descobre corpos de mulheres dilaceradas na cidade, parecidos com o caso da Dália Negra, de 1947. Um serial Killer parece ter copiado o massacre brutal de Betty Short, aspirante à estrela de Hollywood dos anos 1940. Suas investigações o levaram a um assustador covil de morte e tortura, todas partes de uma terrível fantasia que o assassino está tentado trazer a vida.
Alexandre
Parmenion
Conquistando 90 por cento do mundo até os 25 anos de idade, Alexandre, o Grande liderou seu exército por 35.000 km em ataques e conquistas em apenas oito anos. Da minúscula Macedônia, Alexandre liderou seu exército contra o poderoso Império Persa, rumou para o Egito e finalmente chegou à Índia.
Uma Lanchonete Muito Louca
Stan
Fatso is the proprietor of what may be the worst eaterie in the city, and is struggling to keep a sinking ship afloat. His compulsive gambling is getting the better of him and he has to contend with an endless succession of loan sharks and debt collectors. He employs hopelessly incompetent staff and generally manages to keep the entire community around him ticking over. However just as Fatso seems to be getting everything under control, he is faced with a dilemma that could destroy him for good.
Mystics
Gerry the Barman
A black comedy about two old-time conmen who pretend to be able to communicate with the dead.
Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor
Judge Shippen
On the glorious battlefields of the American Revolution, two great generals distinguished themselves; George Washington and Benedict Arnold. Washington is remembered as America's founding father, Arnold as America's most notorious traitor. Benedict Arnold rose from humble origins to become the most respected and feared of America's generals. He won brilliant military victories against the English colonists and was Washington's favorite soldier. But two conflicting forces battled inside Arnold's heart; a deep concern for his country and his passionate love for an enchanting and manipulative English woman, Peggy Shippen. Blinded by desire, Arnold defected to the English army, orchestrating an attempt to assassinate his own mentor, George Washington.
Sinners
Frank
A Catholic girl finds herself in trouble in the ultra conservative Ireland of the 60s; a country where women are punished if they become pregnant out of wedlock.
Puckoon
Haggerty
Spike Milligan's book about the divided Irish village of Puckoon comes to the big screen.
Vicious Circle
Charlie Rice
Criminal Martin Cahill gets in trouble when a major robbery succeeds. He aims for more trouble when he tries to do a large art robbery
A Dança das Paixões
Father Carlin
Five unmarried sisters make the most of their simple existence in rural Ireland in the 1930s.
Nó na Garganta
Dr. Boyd
Francie and Joe live the usual playful, fantasy filled childhoods of normal boys. However, with a violent, alcoholic father and a manic depressive, suicidal mother the pressure on Francie to grow up are immense. When Francie's world turns to madness, he tries to counter it with further insanity, with dire consequences.
The Informant
IRA Chief
A former Irish Republican Army fighter, Gingy McAnally (Anthony Brophy), is reluctant about being called back into service after serving time in prison. He executes the grisly task but ends up captured by a sympathetic British police lieutenant named Ferris (Cary Elwes). The intimidating Chief Inspector of the Belfast Police (Timothy Dalton) convinces Gingy that his best hope is to become an informant and turn in other IRA operatives. As Gingy's marriage unravels under the stress, he is forced to come to terms with the fact that in this war both sides lose. Three men, three political circles, each fighting for their lives, each with their own agenda in the battle for Northern Ireland.
Mães em Luta
Cardinal
Durante uma greve de fome feita por membros do IRA (Exército Republicano Irlandês) na cadeia, responsável pela primeira grande crise do governo Thatcher, duas mães de ativistas sofrem com a situação dos filhos. A sra. Quigley (Helen Mirren) é a pacata professora, avessa a ativismos e violência, que nada sabe da militância de seu filho. Já a sra. Higgins (Fionnula Flanagan) odeia ingleses, não tem medo de encarar as tropas da rainha e apóia incondicionalmente a ação do filho no IRA.
Samuel Beckett As the Story Was Told
Voice
A two-part biography of the Irish writer Samuel Beckett. The first part covers the traumas of his formative years: his ill-fated love affair with his first cousin, the death of his father, and his decorated service with the French Resistance. He had settled in France before the Second World War, met fellow Irishman James Joyce, and begun writing. Patrick Magee's television performance of `Krapp's Last Tape' (1972) is interwoven with key landscapes and personalities from Beckett's life. The second part concludes the story of how Beckett finally began to connect with his audience, principally through `Waiting for Godot'. Includes an interview with the actress Billie Whitelaw, a celebrated interpreter of his work.
Shadow of a Gunman
Adolphus Grigson
The first part of O'Casey's "The Dublin Trilogy". Set in 1920, as the War of Independence rages, "Shadow of a Gunman" is the story of two young men, Donal and Seamus who share a flat in Dublin.
Coração Valente
Craig
No século XIII, soldados ingleses matam a mulher do escocês William Wallace, bem na sua noite de núpcias. Para vingar a amada, ele resolve liderar seu povo em uma luta contra o cruel Rei inglês Edward I. Com a ajuda de Robert e Bruce, ele vai deflagrar uma violenta batalha com o objetivo de libertar a Escócia de uma vez por todas.
Circle of Friends
Brian Mahon
Three girlhood friends now at college share first loves, first kisses and first betrayals. At the center of it all is the best-looking boy on campus. Can a self-conscious dreamer hook the biggest fish in the pond?
Widows' Peak
Canon Murtagh
Scandal and mystery reign following the arrival of Edwina in a small Irish town populated entirely by widows. Edwina quickly falls out with the locals while also falling in with the son of the community's leader
Love Lies Bleeding
Sean Kerrigan
Conn is an IRA murderer serving a life sentence in an Irish prison. He is given a 24 hour home leave during which he goes from point to point in Belfast looking to revenge his lover's murder.
No Limite da Inocência
Hartnett
Dois irmãos são negligenciados pelo pai, que se tornou alcoólatra após à morte da esposa. Apaixonados pelo Velho Oeste, os meninos vivem grande aventura quando se tornam amigos de indomável cavalo branco e o ajudam a fugir de inescrupuloso latifundiário.
Children of the North
Seamus Reilly
The murders of two MI6 agents in Northern Ireland add up to an explosive political situation.
Events at Drimaghleen
Superintendent O'Kelly
The painful memories of the tragedy that awaited the people of Drimaghleen on 2/11/88 have just begun to fade; Hetty Fortune and her TV documentary team travel there to piece those memories together into a story of horror.
August Saturday
Tom Crosbie
Grania did something 15 years ago that brought her great happiness but also great pain. The events of that day have been a heavy secret to bear that, if discovered, would devastate those closest to her.
Fools of Fortune
Johnny Lacy
A Protestant Irish family is caught up in a conflict between Irish Republicans and the British army.
Who Bombed Birmingham?
Z
Docudrama film exploring the efforts of World in Action researchers Ian MacBride and Chris Mullin in proving that the "Birmingham Six" only admitted to the bombing under extreme duress, and that the five IRA members were in fact responsible for the deadly attacks
Joyriders
Manager
The growing relationship of two people who travel through Ireland in a series of stolen cars.
Encontro com a Verdade
Donkey
Hiller, a computer expert, was bribed by group of bank robbers to obtain details of the security system at a newly-built bank. Having obtained the information, he thought he'd seen the last of the robbers. But now they've traced him and his son to London. They hold the son hostage and force Hiller to decode the information about the alarm and then to take part in the robbery.
The Fantasist
Robert Foxley
A young Dublin woman is stalked by a telephone charmer who poses victims nude and then stabs them.
The Price
Kearney
Geoffrey Carr is a wealthy, key player in Britain's emerging computer industry, and newly married to Frances , a much younger woman, with wilful daughter Clare from a previous marriage. He'll do anything to make them happy, including stretching his finances to buy a Georgian estate in County Wicklow, where Frances grew up. Frank Crossan is an Irish Republican hitman on the run from British authorities. Seeking refuge with old girlfriend Kate, he creates a plan to kidnap a wealthy Brit for a ransom to fund a major arms deal. Their two worlds collide when Frances and Clare are brutally snatched away to a bleak hideaway and taken hostage. Geoffrey initially wants to cave in to the kidnapper's demands “ but nothing is simple when a personal crisis plays out against the forces of political intrigue, high finance and with the eyes of the media on them.
Cal - Memórias de um Terrorista
Skeffington
Cal (John Lynch) é um jovem membro do IRA que vive um romance com Marcella (Helen Mirren), uma mulher católica que teve seu marido, um policial protestante, morto pela organização terrorista um ano antes de se conhecerem.
The Country Girls
James
The lifelong friendship of two rural Irish girls is put on the test when they grow up and leave for the big city, each with different life goals in mind.
Attracta
Mr. Devereux
An aging school teacher remembers times gone by and thinks about her own past.
The Ballroom of Romance
Bowser Egan
A lonely farmer's daughter hopes to find love at the village ballroom.