Films About the Irish in America
September 28, 2009 9:41 PM Subscribe
Looking for movies that detail the experience of Irish-Americans or recent Irish immigrants to America.
In these films, the Irish or Irish-American identity should be fundamental to the plot, even if it is simply the environment of the film, as with the Irish-American characters in Mystic River. Also, films about Irish-Americans going to Ireland, as in The Matchmaker and The Quiet Man, are good.
In these films, the Irish or Irish-American identity should be fundamental to the plot, even if it is simply the environment of the film, as with the Irish-American characters in Mystic River. Also, films about Irish-Americans going to Ireland, as in The Matchmaker and The Quiet Man, are good.
The Departed. Or a number of films set in Boston for that matter.
posted by Serial Killer Slumber Party at 10:55 PM on September 28, 2009
posted by Serial Killer Slumber Party at 10:55 PM on September 28, 2009
Murder and crime doesn't sound very Irish to me. They are just gangster movies that rip off Irish heritage rather than Italian.
posted by gjc at 4:09 AM on September 29, 2009 [1 favorite]
posted by gjc at 4:09 AM on September 29, 2009 [1 favorite]
Angela's Ashes - although I think the book is better than the film.
posted by fresh-rn at 5:42 AM on September 29, 2009 [1 favorite]
posted by fresh-rn at 5:42 AM on September 29, 2009 [1 favorite]
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posted by decagon at 9:44 PM on September 28, 2009