A little theory of mine

[ThistleDown]

"My Left Foot"?

At home the Irish see themselves as an ethereal folk, so why would their flics be anything but introspective? And perhaps even depressing. Ireland is a land of joy and sadness: uplifting music and down tales. Of course, of the twelve "depressing" films we have listed, better than one-quarter were made not by Irish for the Irish, I think.

[Phil]

Of course, of the twelve "depressing" films we have listed, better than one-quarter were made not by Irish for the Irish, I think.

I think this gets to the heart of the matter. I doubt if there is any indigenous Irish film industry so the films tend to be made by others with strongly romanticised notions of the "Braveheart" genre and where the truth is never allowed to get in the way of a good story.

[auld argonian]

Quackser Fortune Has A Cousin In The Bronx

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066266/

...although I'm guessing that it was produced by a US studio.

Best

AA

[macwilkin]

Here's to the Irish
The Men that God made mad
For all their wars are merry
And all their songs are sad.

- G.K.Chesterton

Some things never change, I suppose...

[beloitpiper]

I doubt if there is any indigenous Irish film industry

Bord Scannán na hÉireann would disagree with you.