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A review of the Peter Lennon Film - Rocky Road to Dublin
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Friday November 04, 2005 12:43 by Dermo - WSM pers cap
Urbanized Peasant's trip in a time machine Just a personal opinion of how shocking the picture of 1960's Dublin society it portrays is s with some many things here, the origins of this film appear to lie in a argument, probably drunken, and most likely in a bar in Dublin. Peter Lennon, the Irish man who happened to be the Guardian Correspondent for Paris, had returned to Dublin and was shocked to see how strong the churches influence was on his native land. The year was 1966. He expressed his opinions in the format of a few articles and immediately became a form of traitor. His friends still living in Dublin adopted a very traditional position for those who have to live here, 'ah sure it's not that bad at all'. Lennon returned with a world renowned French camera man and filmed Irish society as it was in 1967. His film was the last one shown in the 1968 Cannes Film festival before it fell to the most pretentious strike of that year, the cultural stike lead by the directors Godard and Truffaut. |
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Jump To Comment: 1 2 3 4 5 6its a great piece of film work alright but i dont understand why you are so shocked, that era has had so much exposure over the last few years that I didnt think anyone failed to realise the staggering changes that have taken place in Irish Society, alot of which didnt occur until the 1990's!!!!!!!
And what formats is it available in? Can you get it at a particular video store?
www.amazon.co.uk
I don't think many people automatically buy videos before they've had a look at them.
Peter Lennon's film (Rocky Road to Dublin) is brilliant, because it is a true depiction of what Ireland really was - and still is - but the sad fact is, the Irish, as a people, are still (in 2006) not yet ready to face the truth of their collective history.
Peter Lennon's film Rocky Road to Dublin is a brilliant piece of work. Unfortunately, it hasn't changed the prevailing (Roman Catholic) mindset of Irish society. The so-called Celtic Tiger is but a mere extension of Holy Catholic Ireland, with as much glitter and glitz. The Irish, as a people, are a truly fucked-up lot. I say this as an Irish person myself, but not one who freely associates with my fellow country men and women. I thinn our problem is that we are too much joined at the hip with even more fucked-up (hyper materialistic "Christian") America, which symbiotic relationship began way back in the 1920's? Its time to cut that cord, before it strangles us to death!
PS: It doesn't look like that separation is going to happen in the foreseeable future. That's why (I believe) we can expect a "9/11" attack on Dublin one of these days...