John Banville

Filmes

Sombras de um Crime
Novel
O detetive Phillip Marlowe se envolve em uma investigação com uma família rica em Bay City, Califórnia, depois que uma mulher misteriosa o contrata para encontrar seu ex-amante.
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.
The Sea
Screenplay
A man returns to the sea where he spent his childhood summers in search of peace following the death of his wife.
The Sea
Novel
A man returns to the sea where he spent his childhood summers in search of peace following the death of his wife.
Albert Nobbs
Screenplay
Albert Nobbs tenta sobreviver no final do século XIX na Irlanda, onde a independência não é incentivada entre as mulheres. Fazendo-se passar por homem para que possa trabalhar como mordomo no hotel mais elegante de Dublin, Albert conhece um belo pintor e procura fugir da mentira que está vivendo.
The Last September
Screenplay
In 1920s Ireland, an elderly couple reside over a tired country estate. Living with them are their high-spirited niece, their Oxford student nephew, and married house guests, who are trying to cover up that they are presently homeless. The niece enjoys romantic frolics with a soldier and a hidden guerrilla fighter. All of the principals are thrown into turmoil when one more guest arrives with considerable wit and unwanted advice.
Reflections
Writer
A historian writing a biography of Isaac Newton spends a Summer with a dysfunctional family in Co. Cork, Ireland.