That They May Face the Rising Sun

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Play Time: 111 mins
Drama
That They May Face the Rising Sun

Overview:
Joe and Kate Ruttledge have returned from London to live and work among the small, close-knit community near to where Joe grew up. Now deeply embedded in life around the lake, the drama of a year in their lives and those of the memorable characters around them unfolds through the rituals of work, play and the passing seasons as this enclosed world becomes an everywhere.

Status: Released (2024-04-26)
Awards:3 wins & 11 nominations
Screen:Eamon Little, Pat Collins, John McGahern
Productions: Break Out Pictures, South Wind Blows, Cyprus Avenue Films, Harvest Films
Production Countries: Ireland, United Kingdom
Spoken Languages: English
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r96sk

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A moving picture! I pretty much went into the cinema with <em>'That They May Face the Rising Sun'</em> totally blind in terms of what to expect, just the way I like it mind you. All I knew was that it was outta Ireland and based on a book, which I evidently hadn't heard of. I'm pl ....

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CinemaSerf

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There's something very potent about the Celtic habit of understating things. A few choice words, a bit of sarcasm or invocation of nature or, occasionally, religion coupled with some perfectly judged facial expressions or shrugs! It can be used to really good comic effect and to illu ....

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SPDonlan

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Pat Collins’ first narrative film largely, refreshingly, lacks a conventional narrative. Adapted from John McGahern’s final novel, it reveals the director’s considerable skill with both sight and sound, a fine cast, and a surprisingly explicit wink to Ozu. Collins lovingly frames ....

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