Saturday, December 14, 2024

Tag: Clare Dunne

Small Things Like These (2024)

Title: Small Things Like These
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Tim Mielants
Written by: Enda Walsh
Based on the book by: Claire Keegan
Starring: Cillian Murphy, Eileen Walsh, Michelle Fairley, Clare Dunne, Helen Behan, and Emily Watson
Release Date: 11/8/2024
Running Time: 98 minutes

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What did you think of this film?

While working as a coal merchant to support his family, he discovers disturbing secrets kept by the local convent — and uncovers truths of his own — forcing him to confront his past and the complicit silence of a small Irish town controlled by the Catholic Church.


Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Dedication: Dedicated to the more than 56,000 young women who were sent to Magdalene institutions for “penance and rehabilitation” between the years 1922 and 1998.

And the children who were taken from them.

Special thanks to Frank and Dan for this submission


Herself (2020)

Title: Herself
Rating: R
Directed by: Phyllida Lloyd
Written by: Malcolm Campbell and Clare Dunne
Starring: Clare Dunne, Harriet Walter, and Conleth Hill
Release Date: 1/8/2021
Running Time: 97 minutes

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What did you think of this film?

Sandra (Dunne), on the surface of it, is a young Mum struggling to provide her two young daughters with a warm, safe, happy home to grow up in. Beneath the surface, Sandra has a steely determination to change their lives for the better and when it becomes clear that the local council won’t provide that home, she decides to build it herself from scratch.

With very little income to speak of and no savings, Sandra must use all her ingenuity to make her ambitious dream a reality. At the same time, she must escape the grip of her possessive ex-husband and keep him away from her and her girls. The lionhearted Sandra draws together a community of friends to support her and lend a helping hand and it is the kindness and generosity of these people and the love of her young daughters that help rebuild her own strength and sense of self.


Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Memoriam: In Loving Memory of Caroline McGlynn & Louise McGlynn