Dreaming The Quiet Man
There are cinematic milestones that have left a marked impression on the landscapes in which they were filmed. John Ford’s take on his idealized vision of Ireland, ‘The Quiet Man’, is one such film. When it was released ‘The Quiet Man’ became a monster hit all across the world and won Oscars for Best Director and Best Cinematography. Its impact went way beyond the Irish Diaspora and it has resonated with international audiences for over 50 years now.
This documentary delves into the story of the making of the film and features contributions from well known commentators and film makers including Peter Bogdanovich, Martin Scorsese, Jim Sheridan and, exclusively, Maureen O’ Hara.
Los Angeles screens ‘Dreaming the Quiet Man’
‘Dreaming the Quiet Man’ was shown recently on the grounds of Ashford Castle, in Cong County Mayo, with Maureen O’Hara in attendance. Showing the documentary on the very location that many of the scenes from the original film were shot was magical. Some of the extras who worked on the film in 1951 showed up [...]
‘Dreaming the Quiet Man’ shows in the birthplace of Maureen O’Hara.
‘Dreaming the Quiet Man’ gets an intimate screening at the Village Cine Club in the Ranelagh Art Centre on the 14th September. Maureen O’Hara was born in Ranelagh so it’s a very special showing. Seats are very limited and you must become a member of the Cine Club. Ring 085 7437212 to book [...]
The Quiet Man returns to Cong
‘Dreaming the Quiet Man’ got an exclusive showing at Ashford Castle on the 28th August at 5PM. Ashford Castle was where John Ford and his crew stayed during the making of the film and was used for many of the scenes in the film. The homes of , Red Will Danagher , Reverend Playfair, and [...]
Dreaming the Quiet Man showing in John Ford’s home state. We are proud.
Dreaming the Quiet Man has a very special screening in the home state of John Ford when it shows at the Maine Film Festival on Saturday 23rd July. Martin Scorsese’s acclaimed screenwriter Jay Cocks (Gangs of New York) will introduce the film. Some of John Ford’s relatives will attend. Maine will be Ford’s Innisfree for [...]
Loopline on the road to the Maureen O’Hara Classic Film Festival Glengarriff
The Loopline team hit the road for West Cork this morning and are looking forward to a wonderful evening at the screening of “Dreaming the Quiet Man” at 9pm in the Maureen O’Hara Classic Film Festival. It is an honor to have Maureen attend the screening of the film for the third time. Yes, that’s [...]
Dreaming The Quiet Man Guth Gafa Click
We are very proud to announce the selection of Sé Merry Doyle’s film ‘Dreaming The Quiet Man’ for the upcoming Guth Gafa in Donegal. This is the only festival dedicated to showcasing Irish and international documentaries. Our film features Maureen O’Hara, Martin Scorsese, Peter Bogdanovich, with narration by Gabriel Byrne. The film premiered at Cork [...]
Sé Merry Doyle speaks about his new doc at the Belfast Film Festival
Click here to listen to Sé speaking to Brian Henry Martin of the Belfast Film Festival about his latest documentary “Dreaming The Quiet Man”.
Belfast to screen ‘Dreaming The Quiet Man’
Werner Herzog’s ‘Grizzly Man’ held the box office record for a documentary at the Cork Film Festival until….. Sé Merry Doyle’s ‘Dreaming The Quiet Man’ had its world premier at the Cork Opera House. At the Dingle Film Festival a full house showed up to the Phoenix cinema, the balcony was opened up and extra [...]
WE’LL BE WEARING GREEN IN DINGLE THIS ST PATRICK’S WEEKEND
The weather is getting better, the evenings are getting longer and the Loopliners are really looking forward to the Dingle Film Festival this year. It’s sure to be a great event not only because it is falling on St Patrick’s weekend but also because Loopline Film have two feature documentaries in this year’s line up. [...]
American Film Institute selects Dreaming the Quiet Man