#waking ned devine

Okay, a lot of these are St. Patrick's Day perennials, but I love 'em anyhow.

There's too many for one day, so I watch 'em over the entire week, in no particular order, although The Barrytown Trilogy - The Commitments, The Snapper and The Van - should be watched in that sequence.

GORGO (1961)

THE QUIET MAN (1952)

THE BARRYTOWN TRILOGY

(all featuring me man Colm Fookin' Meaney!)

THE COMMITMENTS (1991)

THE SNAPPER (1993)

THE VAN (1996)

DARBIE O'GILL AND THE LITTLE PEOPLE (1959)

THE GUARD (2011)

WAKING NED DEVINE (1998)

HEAR MY SONG (1991)

THE SECRET OF THE KELLS (2009)

AGNES BROWNE (1999)

THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN (2018)

In addition to these, I will be bingeing the television series Derry Girls (Netflix),

and the criminally underwatched, but absolutely feckin' hilarious Frank of Ireland (Amazon).

WAKING NED DEVINE (1998)

In a discussion over in the fabulous Peter Capaldi Brainrot Center, I mentioned to @glitterypin and @ixdthestreams that I find Local Hero (1983) to be a great example--perhaps even the ancestor--of a sub-genre of film I love: heartwarming minor adventures in close-knit communities in the northern parts of the British Isles featuring charming ensemble casts. This is my list of recommended films in this genre (as a person born in the U.S. in the 1980s):

Waking Ned Devine (1998) - Ian Bannen 

I could go for a little three way action with Ian and Fionnula Flanagan. David Kelly can watch, join in or get the fuck out. I don’t care.

"Which of these milquetoast, mildly abusive and controlling gentlemen is right for me? But wait, they have different hair colors"

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