Rocky Road to Dublin

1968

1h 10m

Documentary

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89%

9 Reviews

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75%

500+ Ratings

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Irish-born journalist Peter Lennon conducts interviews in Ireland with patriotic sportsmen, priests and children. The interviews ultimately paint a portrait of a censored country.

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A documentary painting a picture of Ireland and what became of it since its 1916 rising. An interesting documentary making important and daring comments, among others, on the grip the Catholic Church had on the country and for which it was initially condemned. Today, it stands as one of the most important early Irish films, able to rise above the non existing Irish film industry.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/24/23

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this movie is one of the best rating 10 definitely does it 4 me

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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Perfect time-capsule of Ireland in 1968.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/04/23

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Telling and incisive documentary film, exposing what Ireland was like at that time...

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/18/23

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Very quirky and sentimental film.Shows Ireland at the cusp of modernist reform.Inventive technically as well.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/26/23

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Cinematography is great - indeed I think it's Raoul Coutard. As the director, Peter Lennon, said: "...what do you do with your revolution once you've got it? The answer is of course you give it back to the bourgeoisie and the clergy"...although not too sure they ever had control of it...

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/03/23

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Peter Lennon

Director

Sean O'Faolain

Self

John Huston

Self

Jim Fitzgerald

Self

Peter Lennon

Narrator

Raoul Coutard

Cinematographer

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Jeff Shannon

Seattle Times

What could have been a turning point was instead a footnote of Irish cinema, seen now to be a presciently accurate assessment of Ireland's turbulent national character at a pivotal time of transition.

Rated: 3/4

May 11, 2007

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David Parkinson

Empire Magazine

Odd premise and conclusions but despite Peter Lennon's controversial viewpoint this remains compelling.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 19, 2006

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Dave Calhoun

Time Out

Lennon's analysis is always lucid but only skims the surface, and Coutard appears more interested in people than politics.

Aug 19, 2006

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

The idealistic Peter Lennon, a Paris-based Guardian journalist, films a deeply affectionate look at his homeland on his return home.

Rated: A-

Mar 18, 2010

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Bill White

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

At times the film is a bit random and rambling, but these vignettes are an invaluable record of life in Ireland during the '60s, with the final images of children running through the streets a symbol of hope for an unfettered future.

Rated: B

May 10, 2007

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Synopsis

Irish-born journalist Peter Lennon conducts interviews in Ireland with patriotic sportsmen, priests and children. The interviews ultimately paint a portrait of a censored country.

Director: Peter Lennon
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 11, 2020
Runtime: 1h 10m

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