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lilly Posted Sun 02 Nov, 2008 2:28 PM |
1. ... Glasgow?
I had a look on the list on Wikipedia, but I guess there are more?
I already know:
Ae Fond Kiss
Wilbur wants to kill himself
Late Night Shopping
Skagerrak
Dear Frankie
and
2. ...Dublin? (I think the only Dublin-based movie I know is "Inside I'm Dancing"... oh, and I've read about "Once" but never watched it)
(the reason I'm asking: I'm looking for a topic for my dissertation - and my professor said she'd support a film-based analysis of a city's image etc etc. London seemed kind of too difficult [too much stuff!] and tons of people here have written about Edinburgh/Trainspotting and Sheffield/working-class-movies... I need something "new" ;) )
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Peculiar Posted Sun 02 Nov, 2008 3:36 PM |
The Commitments is set in Dublin
And It's brilliant.
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Scottish Dubliner Posted Sun 02 Nov, 2008 4:01 PM |
Glasgow.
A Sense of Freedom (The Jimmy Boyle Story)
Just a Boys Game
Small Faces
Gregory's Girl (okay that's Cumbernauld but close enough)
Just Another Saturday
The Elephant's Graveyard
Dublin.
Adam and Paul
The General
The Van
The Snapper
Educating Rita (that's Trinity college in it)
Saviours
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Scottish Dubliner Posted Sun 02 Nov, 2008 4:09 PM |
lilly wrote: and tons of people here have written about Edinburgh/Trainspotting
most of which is actually filmed in Glasgow. interestingly.
Dubz
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minnmess Posted Sun 02 Nov, 2008 4:12 PM |
| Once is a fantastic movie! You should see it. |
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lilly Posted Sun 02 Nov, 2008 4:21 PM |
aaah, thanks a million, guys!!!
I'll have a look at all of them and see whether I can somehow find sth they have in common and write my diss. about them :)
(what a great excuse to watch some movies ;)!)
I think The Commitments was on TV here a few weeks ago, but I couldn't endure the German dubbing :'(
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lilly Posted Sun 02 Nov, 2008 4:22 PM |
Scottish Dubliner wrote: lilly wrote: and tons of people here have written about Edinburgh/Trainspotting
most of which is actually filmed in Glasgow. interestingly.
Dubz
wow, I never knew that! perfect, so I can kind of use Trainspotting, too ;) |
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lilly Posted Sun 02 Nov, 2008 4:27 PM |
minnmess wrote: Once is a fantastic movie! You should see it.
seriously? hm...
it was in cinemas when I was working in Spain... and they had (involuntarily) the funniest movie poster ever:
instead of "how many times do you find the love of your life - ONCE" - it read:
"Cuántas veces encuentras el amor de tu vida? - ONCE".
Well, in Spanish, "once" means "eleven" ;D |
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Scottish Dubliner Posted Sun 02 Nov, 2008 4:29 PM |
A Sense of Freedom (the Jimmy Boyle story)
Just a Boys Game
Just Another Saturday
The Elephant's Graveyard
are all writen by a guy called Peter McDougal and are about growing up in 60's Glasgow and the Gangs that ruled the mean streets at the time.
Small Faces is also all about gangs
Most of these are available on Youtube.
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lilly Posted Sun 02 Nov, 2008 4:52 PM |
Scottish Dubliner wrote:
A Sense of Freedom (the Jimmy Boyle story)
Just a Boys Game
Just Another Saturday
The Elephant's Graveyard
are all writen by a guy called Peter McDougal and are about growing up in 60's Glasgow and the Gangs that ruled the mean streets at the time.
Small Faces is also all about gangs
thanks!! I love youtube movie pirates, they save me so much money :)
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mili Posted Sun 02 Nov, 2008 5:04 PM |
My Left Foot is set in Dublin, says Wikipedia:
A
About Adam
The Actors
Adam and Paul
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The Commitments (film)
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Evelyn (film)
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The Front Line (film)
G
Goldfish Memory
I
Inside I'm Dancing
Intermission (film)
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My Left Foot (film)
O
Once (film)
O cont.
Ordinary Decent Criminal
S
The Snapper (film)
T
The Tiger's Tail
V
The Van (1996 film)
Veronica Guerin (film)
Y
Yu Ming Is Ainm Dom
And in Galsgow:
Ae Fond Kiss
American Cousins
A Sense of Freedom — the story of Jimmy Boyle
Beautiful Creatures
Carla's Song
Comfort and Joy
Danny the Dog (Released in the US as Unleashed)
Dear Frankie
Doomsday (2008 film)
Late Night Shopping
My Name is Joe
On A Clear Day
One Life Stand
Orphans
Postmortem
Ratcatcher
Red Road
Restless Natives
Skagerrak
Small Faces
Solid Air
Sweet Sixteen
Taggart
That Sinking Feeling
The House of Mirth
Wilbur (Wants To Kill Himself)
Yeh Hai Jalwa
Young Adam
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Steph_canuck Posted Sun 02 Nov, 2008 5:06 PM |
| Dear Frankie is SOOO good. And it does set out a kind of image of the city, but I think they made it reflect the character...who is a little deaf boy, and the city seems very quiet and subdue. |
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Scottish Dubliner Posted Sun 02 Nov, 2008 5:11 PM |
mili wrote:
Evelyn (film)
Goldfish Memory
Intermission (film)
Once (film)
Ordinary Decent Criminal
And in Galsgow:
Carla's Song
Red Road
Skagerrak
Sweet Sixteen
Wilbur (Wants To Kill Himself)
Young Adam
I thought of some of these but the thread title was "Good" movies.
Dubz
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minnmess Posted Sun 02 Nov, 2008 5:11 PM |
Steph_canuck wrote: Dear Frankie is SOOO good. And it does set out a kind of image of the city, but I think they made it reflect the character...who is a little deaf boy, and the city seems very quiet and subdue.
oh good one! |
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lilly Posted Sun 02 Nov, 2008 5:28 PM |
minnmess wrote: Steph_canuck wrote: Dear Frankie is SOOO good. And it does set out a kind of image of the city, but I think they made it reflect the character...who is a little deaf boy, and the city seems very quiet and subdue.
oh good one!
Dear Frankie is a sweet little movie, I just don't know if I can use it ...hm.. |
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