John Ford – 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.
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. [...]
Corona Cork Film Festival Gala Opening
We are delighted to be in Cork, where “Dreaming the Quiet Man” will be screened in the Cork Opera House as the Gala Screening in the Corona Cork Film Festival, in the presence of Maureen O’Hara. From the Festival Programme: It is not often that a documentary occupies a Gala Screening slot in our programme. [...]
Loopline Interview Maureen O’Hara
Loopline Film Crew travelled to West Cork to meet and interview Hollywood legend Maureen O’Hara. A day shy of her 89th birthday Maureen was in fantastic form, looking beautiful and much younger than her years she wowed us with stories of Hollywood’s Golden age and on set antics from the Quiet Man. It was a [...]
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