Marie Kean

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.

A penniless middle-aged spinster scrapes by giving piano lessons in the Dublin of the 1950s. She makes a sad last bid for love with a fellow resident of her rundown boarding house, who imagines she has the money to bankroll the business he hopes to open.

Rigid nationalist Reilly’s frustration at the last remains of British rule draws him to the Rockingham Shoot, where a violent incident occurs.

На семейном ужине Грета, супруга Габриэля Конроя, заскучала. Она погрузилась в воспоминания, туда, где жила ее первая любовь. Тогда она была совсем девочкой, жила в сельской местности Голуэй. Но ее ностальгия плохо сказывается на отношениях с Габриэлем: он вдруг начинает понимать разницу между той Гретой, какой он ее себе представлял, и той, какая она на самом деле. Ирландские легенды, наследие, богатство и беды - выливаются из семейной драмы.

Saxophonist Danny witnesses the murder of his band manager and a deaf-mute girl after a gig. Questioned by the police, he remembers only the orthopedic shoes of the killers' leader. So begins his quest to avenge her. He seeks an answer to the simple question 'Why?' but finds only more, and deeper, questions which resonate with the wider context of 'the Troubles', the inter-communal strife gripping the modern-day Northern Ireland which is the film's setting.

Macbeth is a 1978 videotaped version of Trevor Nunn's Royal Shakespeare Company production of the play by William Shakespeare. Produced by Thames Television, it features Ian McKellen as Macbeth and Judi Dench as Lady Macbeth. The TV version was directed by Philip Casson. The original stage production was performed at The Other Place, the RSC's small studio theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon. It had been performed in the round before small audiences, with a bare stage and simple costuming. The recording preserves this style: the actors perform on a circular set and with a mostly black background changes of setting are indicated only by lighting changes.

История жизни простого ирландского парня Редмонда Барри. Будучи еще совсем молодым, он убил на дуэли офицера английской армии. Чтобы не попасть в руки полиции, ему пришлось покинуть родной дом и отправиться странствовать по Ирландии. Но странствия его были недолгими. Отдав грабителям все деньги, коня и оружие, он вынужден был записаться в ряды английской армии. Попав на войну и насмотревшись всех ее ужасов, он решает дезертировать. Украв офицерскую форму, Барри отправляется в расположение союзников, надеясь оттуда тайком перебраться в Ирландию. Но и здесь его ожидает неудача: его разоблачает капитан прусской армии, заставляя вступить в ее ряды. По окончании войны Барри смог, наконец, вернуться в свою страну.

Третий эпический фильм Дэвида Лина в содружестве со сценаристом Робертом Болтом. Действие происходит во время Первой Мировой войны, в небольшой ирландской деревушке на побережье. Рози Райан, дочь местного трактирщика и жена бесстрастного школьного учителя, заводит роман с молодым британским офицером, прибывшим для расследования связи между ИРА и немецкими войсками...

When British Capt. Charles Edstaston arrives at the court of Catherine the Great in St. Petersburg, Russia, he is stunned by the palace's disorderly condition. The severely intoxicated Prince Potemkin concludes that the handsome Edstaston would be a suitable lover for Catherine, and he coerces the bewildered visitor into her bedchamber. Edstaston manages to escape, but he is repeatedly recaptured and delivered to the mischievous Catherine.

Ireland 1587. Hugh O'Donnell inherits the title of The O'Donnell, the prince of Donegal, and tries to unite Ireland to make war on England. But then Hugh is kidnapped and imprisoned by the Viceroy of Ireland and held ransom for the Clans' good behavior. Hugh must escape prison and the Viceroy's villainous henchman, Captain Leeds, before he can fight.

Два гангстера, Дики и Элби, получив ранения во время попытки ограбления, прячутся от полиции у приливного острова Линдисфарн. Они набредают на Линдисфарнский замок, где живут муж с женой — несколько неуравновешенный Джордж и красивая, но неверная Тереза, которая гораздо моложе его. Дики захватывает молодожёнов в заложники до прибытия своего таинственного босса по имени Кательбах.

Catholic-Irish farm girl Kate, along with her gregarious best friend Baba, moves to Dublin to pursue a more exciting life.

Thomas Crimmins is a new warder, or guard, in an Irish prison. He is young, naive, and idealistic, determined to serve his country by his part in meting out justice to criminals. His superior, Regan, however, realizes that even prisoners are human beings, and Regan is sick of the eye-for-an-eye attitude that leads the state to execute condemned men, or "quare fellows." Crimmins begins to see that not all is black and white in his new world, and when he becomes involved with Kathleen, the wife of one of the condemned men, his attitude begins to change. When new evidence arises to suggest that Kathleen's husband may not deserve his fate, Crimmins is torn between his duty and his humanity.

Irish seaman Vic Brennan persuades his Dublin family to finance a truck-hauling business in the remote African town of Jebanda. The only stipulation is that his cousin Samuel, a timid bank clerk, accompany Vic and his Corsican bride, Marie, to Africa and protect the family fortune.

In 1941, the IRA plans a campaign to coincide with the planned German invasion of England. Dermott O'Neil finds it easy to get into the IRA, but can he get out?

Sally's Irish Rogue also known as The Poachers Daughter.

The life of James Ignatius Rooney, a Dublin rubbish collector during the week and a Gaelic sportsman at the weekends.

Jacqueline is the daughter of Belfast shipyard worker Mike McNeil. The worker's worth is compromised by his crippling fear of heights. Dismissed from his job, he finds solace in the bottle. All seems hopeless until Jacqueline breaks through her father's self-imposed gloom and helps him to regenerate. An adaptation of the novel 'A Grand Man', by Catherine Cookson.