Author of Stella Days, Michael Doorley, spoke with WLR FM’s Ian Noctor about his book and the experience of it being turned into a movie starring Martin Sheen (the true President!).
Michael Doorley on Ian Noctor (WLR FM)
We’re showing Stella Days in Garter Lane this Saturday and Sunday at 7pm.
And Michael Doorley has just confirmed that he’ll be attending the Sunday screen and will be doing a bit of a Q & A afterwards!
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Showing: Sunday 29th April
Venue: Garter Lane Arts Centre
Build Something Modern tells the story of groundbreaking young architects from the 1950s to the 1970s who pushed the boundaries with surprisingly little recognition at home.
They travelled to Africa for excitement and creative freedom. These structures, including churches, seminaries, hospitals and schools, were, for the most part, built as part of a massive community effort. They were coordinated by Catholic missionaries, often without a contractor, or an absent architect.
This ad-hoc system of design by correspondence was also a common practice in the building of Dublin under British rule.
Build Something Modern is a touching …
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Showing: Sunday May 13th at 7pm
Venue: Garter Lane Arts Centre
Romantics Anonymous tells the story of Angélique (Isabelle Carré), a gifted chocolate-maker whose uncontrollable shyness prevents her from acknowledging her talents. Struggling chocolatier Jean-René (Benoît Poelvoorde), who also suffers from a similar case of awkward bashfulness that threatens to drown his company, hires Angelique as his new sales associate. Realising she’s attracted to her boss, Angelique decides to anonymously develop a new line of chocolates to save the company. With the future of the business hanging in the balance, Angelique and Jean-Rene must overcome their limitations and confess their sweet affections …
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Showing: Sunday May 20th at 7pm
Venue: Garter Lane Arts Centre
Adapted from the novel of the same name by award-winning author Louis De Bernières Red Dog is the true story of one very special dog, a charismatic kelpie who united a mining community in Pilbra area of North West Australia in the 1970s and ‘80s, while searching for his long lost master.
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Showing: Sunday May 27th at 8pm
Venue: Garter Lane Arts Centre
On the eve of World War One, Zurich and Vienna are the setting for a dark tale of sexual and intellectual discovery. Drawn from true-life events, the film takes a glimpse into the turbulent relationships among fledgling psychiatrist Carl Jung, his mentor Sigmund Freud and Sabina Spielrein – the troubled but beautiful young woman who comes between them. Into the mix comes Otto Gross, a debauched patient who is determined to push the boundaries. Their personal exploration of sensuality, ambition and deceit drive Jung, Freud and Sabina to challenge and forever …
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Showing: Saturday 14th & Sunday 15th April
Venue: Garter Lane Arts Centre
Travel back to a golden age of cinema in this enchanting, comedic tribute to silent films. It’s 1927, and handsome, witty, and beguiling George Valentin (Jean Dujardin) is Hollywood’s biggest movie star. Unhappily married, Valentin has unwittingly stolen the heart of a nobody-turned-extra named Peppy Miller (Bérénice Bejo), who dreams of becoming a great actress in her own right. When the studio converts to the “talkies,” Valentin balks at the prospect: who would want to hear actors speaking? Valentin takes it upon himself to keep the silent era alive, risking …
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Showing: Saturday 21st Sunday 22nd April
Venue: Garter Lane Arts Centre
Daniel Barry, parish priest of Borrisokane, Co. Tipperary, feels like the wrong man in the wrong place at the wrong time. Although he works hard to fulfil his duty, he has nothing in common with his parishioners and secretly fears he has lost his vocation. When forced by his Bishop to start a big fund-raising campaign, he attempts to reconcile his passion for film with his duty to the Church through the creation of the Stella Cinema.
But he faces plenty of opposition: from the Bishop and a number of influential parishioners …
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