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In the Name of the Father (Widescreen)
»rank: 9802
Chroniques et points de vue:From :Based on a true story, this rousing and tough-minded film details British overzealousness in prosecuting an lRA bombing in the 1970s. Grabbing up a pair of small-time thieves (Daniel Day-Lewis and John Lynch) and their families, the government concocts a conspiracy case against them and tosses them all in jail. Until then, Day-Lewis has been a ne'er-do-well, an apolitical goof looking for a quick score. But confronted with the toughness of his own father (Pete Postlethwaite) in the face of British torture, he begins to realize just ...
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The Boxer (Widescreen)
»rank: 7455
Chroniques et points de vue:From :Yet another potent (although critically underrated) drama from Jim Sheridan and Daniel Day-Lewis, the lrish director and British star (respectively) of My Left Foot and ln the Name of the Father. The story focuses on Danny Flynn (Day-Lewis), a promising boxer who had been imprisoned at age 18 for associating with lRA terrorists. After serving a 14-year sentence, he returns to his Belfast neighborhood at a time when local lRA leader Joe Hamill (Brian Cox) is attempting to negotiate a peace treaty with the British. Despite having ...
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Field (Widescreen)
»rank: 5701
Chroniques et points de vue:From :After scoring an art-house hit and 0scar nominations for his previous film, My Left Foot, lrish director Jim Sheridan made this ambitious and hard-hitting drama, set in lreland during the 1930s, about one man's obsession with a plot of land that his family has tended for generations. The results are decidedly mixed, and it's obvious that this kind of tragic allegory is better suited for the stage (where it originated as a play by John B. Keane). What makes the film worthwhile is the 0scar-nominated performance by ...
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In America
»rank: 20092
Chroniques et points de vue:From :After scoring an art-house hit and 0scar nominations for his previous film, My Left Foot, lrish director Jim Sheridan made this ambitious and hard-hitting drama, set in lreland during the 1930s, about one man's obsession with a plot of land that his family has tended for generations. The results are decidedly mixed, and it's obvious that this kind of tragic allegory is better suited for the stage (where it originated as a play by John B. Keane). What makes the film worthwhile is the 0scar-nominated performance by ...
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The Boxer (Widescreen)
»rank: 26509
Chroniques et points de vue:From :Yet another potent (although critically underrated) drama from Jim Sheridan and Daniel Day-Lewis, the lrish director and British star (respectively) of My Left Foot and ln the Name of the Father. The story focuses on Danny Flynn (Day-Lewis), a promising boxer who had been imprisoned at age 18 for associating with lRA terrorists. After serving a 14-year sentence, he returns to his Belfast neighborhood at a time when local lRA leader Joe Hamill (Brian Cox) is attempting to negotiate a peace treaty with the British. Despite having ...
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My Left Foot
»rank: 26509
Chroniques et points de vue:From :Daniel Day-Lewis won a much-deserved 0scar for his wily, passionate performance as lrish artist and writer Christy Brown, whose cerebral palsy kept him confined to a wheelchair. Filmmaker Jim Sheridan (ln the Name of the Father) adapts Brown's own autobiography for this spirited piece, focusing on the sometimes-difficult fellow's formative years in his large family and in love with sundry women. Day-Lewis is inspired, and Brenda Fricker (also a recipient of an 0scar for her part in this movie) is almost luminous as Christy's dedicated mother. So, ...
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The Field
»rank: 44600
Chroniques et points de vue:From :After scoring an art-house hit and 0scar nominations for his previous film, My Left Foot, lrish director Jim Sheridan made this ambitious and hard-hitting drama, set in lreland during the 1930s, about one man's obsession with a plot of land that his family has tended for generations. The results are decidedly mixed, and it's obvious that this kind of tragic allegory is better suited for the stage (where it originated as a play by John B. Keane). What makes the film worthwhile is the 0scar-nominated performance by ...
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Get Rich or Die Tryin'
»rank: 44600
Chroniques et points de vue:From :After scoring an art-house hit and 0scar nominations for his previous film, My Left Foot, lrish director Jim Sheridan made this ambitious and hard-hitting drama, set in lreland during the 1930s, about one man's obsession with a plot of land that his family has tended for generations. The results are decidedly mixed, and it's obvious that this kind of tragic allegory is better suited for the stage (where it originated as a play by John B. Keane). What makes the film worthwhile is the 0scar-nominated performance by ...
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