Top 5 Irish Films to See at St. Patrick’s

He the 17th of March is celebrated St. Patrick’s Day (Saint Patrick in Spain), he model of ireland. It started as a religious celebration in commemoration of the death of Saint Patrickbut over time it became a popular festival where everything is dyed green. Due to Irish migration, it is widely celebrated in the United States and over time and globalization has become a celebrated holiday in many parts of the world. The planet becomes Irish for a day and if you too want to celebrate it in a cinematic way, we present to you five Irish films to see at St. Patrick’s.

Banshees of Inisherin (2022)

Banshees by Inisherin was one of the most nominated films of the last edition of the Oscars 2023. The film directed by Martin McDonagh I had nine appointments in the categories: Best Film, Best Direction, Best Original Screenplay, Best Leading Actor (Colin Farrel), Best Supporting Actor (Brendan Gleeson there Barry Keoghan), Best Supporting Actress (Kerry Condon), better editing and better soundtrack.

Once (2007)

The film directed and written by John Carney he won Oscar for Best Original Song and People’s Choice Award at the Sundance Festival. Glen Hansard is a singer-songwriter who performs his songs on the streets of Dublin, when he is not working in his father’s shop. During the day he performs well-known songs for passers-by to earn some extra money, but at night he plays his own songs where he talks about how his girlfriend left him. One day, he meets Marketa Irglova, a Czech immigrant who sells flowers on the street. She was also unlucky in love and, to feel a little better, she writes songs on the subject, but never performs them in public. Glen and Marketa suddenly find themselves doing a duet in a music store, and it’s there that they discover that something unites them.

Sing the Street (2016)

Second movie on the list that belongs to John Carney. This musical ensemble in Dublin in the 80s was Nominated for Best Musical or Comedy Motion Picture at the Golden Globes. The economic recession forces Conor to change the comfort of the private school where he studied for a public center where the climate is more tense. He will find a glimmer of hope in the mysterious Raphina and, to seduce her, he will invite her to be the star of the video clips of the group he wants to form. She accepts, and now Conor must keep his word.

Brooklyn (2015)

Part of the film takes place outside of Ireland, but it chronicles one of the most important moments in its history with the migration of part of the Irish people to the United States of America. The feature film of John Crowley was named in the Oscars for Best Film, Best Adapted Screenplay and Protagonist Saoirse Ronan was nominated for Best Actress, a nomination she also received at Golden Balls.

In the Name of the Father (1993)

The hardest movie on the list, Jim Sheridan transfers in this feature film the story of Gerry Conlon, falsely accused of having committed an attack perpetrated by the IRA. Daniel Day Lewis there Pete Postlethwaite They do terrific performances. The band got seven Oscar nominations there four at the Golden Globesincluding best film in both ceremonies.

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