That They May Face the Rising Sun

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Desi M @RT46879573 May 16 Simply devine…beautiful film. Caught it twice, never from the beginning, and entranced. A time in Ireland forgotten, captured perfectly, See more Rick J. @Rickjenkins Apr 26 Great find lm about goodness, simplicity and faith. See more Ken W. @hdyrhzjb Jan 31 One of the best movies I’ve seen in 50 years. See more Jonathan M @RT85113524 Aug 25 Beautiful to look at, and often earns a smile of recognition with its evocation of Irish rural life (from a very limited perspective mind you, based on several visits to stay with my wife's Irish relatives). Some will describe it as profound, in creating a sense of the smallness of individual human lives amidst the vastness of nature and the world, and focusing on the little ways in which we find purpose in our lives. Sadly despite all these things, I found it really dull, and would therefore struggle to recommend it unless you are prepared for a very calm and slow-paced afternoon in front of your television. See more Felix B @RT01128682 06/30/2025 This is genuinely the worst movie I have ever seen in my life. A movie that is very bad typically still has entertainment value in that 'it's so bad it's good', entertainment can be derived from the obvious failings of a production. Movies I truly despise are ones that are just boring such as gladiator, my former least favourite movie before watching this. I went into this film with high hopes of a relaxing, yet entertaining adventure in the irsh countryside, as I imagine it was intended. Instead it turned out that there is virtually no plot, seeming intentional, but guess what there's a reason that most movies have plots. If you're going to try something experimental maybe do it well? The entire movie entails two people walking around and doing stuff, talking to random people. This is similar to many 'slice of life' films. The difference however is that they follow interesting, complex characters that are inherently entertaining to watch. This movie not only fails at this but at many points it just becomes a literal slideshow, showing some scenice picture for upwards of ten seconds, almost as if it's trying to pad the runtime or something. This movie is not good, I seriously rather look at a blank white screen or paint drying than this movie. See more jc 04/12/2025 I loved it — the definitive on-screen portrait of Irish rural life: perfectly played characters that populate not just this community but every country townland conversations about nothing at all and, at the same time, everything rites of marriage and funeral rites without a single member of the clergy in the frame farming traditions (planting, haying, baling, herding sheep and carding wool) spectacular, still scenery and birdsong — birdsong throughout. Magical — a moment in time in late 70s Ireland by someone who has lived through that period and knows how to portray it on screen. See more Read all reviews

That They May Face the Rising Sun

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