"It was all going fine until he chopped off all his fingers." I'm sure I remember reading somewhere that when they were young, Martin used to entertain his brother John Michael with his ghoulish tales of people having parts of their bodies chopped off...
Brendan Gleeson and Colin Farrell are reunited as the sparring friends. With Kerry Condon (also Three Billboards), Barry Keoghan (Calm with Horses, Dunkirk, Chernobyl, '71 and, reuniting him with Farrell, The Killing of a Sacred Deer) - all four Oscar nominated. All four fabulous.
This is very funny and bizarre. But it's also a tragedy, as the 'nicest' feller on the island becomes embittered and wants to kill his former friend, whilst the abused young man is rejected by the object of his affections.
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What's it about? There's a Civil War raging on the mainland (it's 1923). Is it about the divisions within Ireland itself?
The incidental music's by Carter Burwell, but lots of traditional Irish music features, along with distinctive songs by Brahms.
Fabulous photography by Ben Davis, edited by Mikkel E.G. Nielsen.
He does something very interesting with the animals. They're always looking at exactly the right place at the right time. I loved the horse that's looking in at the window. I can't help but think of Au Hasard Balthazar...
Film of the year so far, obviously...
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