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Song of Granite

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The life story of traditional sean-nos singer Joe Heaney, from County Galway, Ireland.
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Leslie Felperin Guardian 12/15/2017
4/5
The biographical details are of far less interest to Collins than the music, and the film will be a particular delight to lovers of Irish folk music, with its keening textures and melancholic tones. Go to Full Review
Mark Matousek Slant Magazine 12/13/2017
1.5/4
Director Pat Collins's approach to visual composition is more interesting in theory than practice. Go to Full Review
Sheri Linden Los Angeles Times 12/07/2017
More than the story of an individual, the film is a stirring tribute to endangered folk traditions. Go to Full Review
Allen Almachar The MacGuffin 07/10/2020
B-
I admired Song of Granite much more than I 'enjoyed' it. Go to Full Review
Nora Lee Mandel Maven's Nest 12/31/2019
8/10
Using an impressionistic, avant-garde style...its beauty and heartbreaking sense of lost connection to the past expresses much more than the usual corny sentimentalism. Go to Full Review
Brigid Presecky FF2 Media 08/16/2019
3.5/5
Song of Granite is a unique portrait of a man's life; breathtakingly cinematic in black and white film. Go to Full Review
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J S 06/27/2024 Profoundly moving and deeply insightful film about a singer, his songs and the land that birthed them both. Extraordinary cinematography with minimal dialogue yields intensely meaningful moments, stitched together seamlessly, if also subtly. Not for everyone. But for those with patience and seeing eyes it is a marvel. See more 04/27/2021 I loved this film! I'm sure it's not for everyone, but I found it very touching and emotional. It reflects an Irish homeland that my parents grew up in and tells a story that I had heard from many different people growing up. It also is masterfully produced and uses skillful filmmaking to really draw you in. I highly recommend it!! See more 09/24/2017 A quietly stunning, gorgeously shot biopic about enigmatic Irish folk singer Joe Heaney that's as much a tribute to his homeland as the artist himself. Assembled almost wholly as a collection of painterly b&w static shots, this unconventional biography is light on narrative but overflowing with the stark beauty of its cinematography and Heaney's haunting songs. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis The life story of traditional sean-nos singer Joe Heaney, from County Galway, Ireland.
Director
Pat Collins
Producer
Alan Maher, Jessie Fisk, Martin Paul-Hus
Screenwriter
Pat Collins, Eoghan Mac Giolla Bhride, Sharon Whooley
Distributor
Oscilloscope Laboratories
Production Co
Amérique Film, Marcie Films
Genre
Biography, History, Drama, Music
Original Language
British English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 15, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 6, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA)
$9.4K
Runtime
1h 44m
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