Ailsa (1994)

Directed by

Paddy Breathnach

Genre

drama film

Country

Ireland

Runtime

1h 15m

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man and a woman navigate a strained relationship in rural Ireland. Their interactions are marked by unspoken tensions and a sense of isolation.

quietcontemplativerestrainedmelancholicintimateunderstatedslowatmospheric

What happens

Ailsa is a 1994 Irish film directed by Paddy Breathnach and starring Brendan Coyle and Andrea Irvine. His first feature film, it garnered Breathnach the Euskal Media Award for best new director at the San Sebastian International Film Festival. The film also received nominations at the Stockholm Film Festival and the Torino International Festival of Young Cinema. The style and theme of Ailsa was generally perceived as "European". It was released at a time when the Irish film industry was experiencing enormous growth. It is based on a short story by the Irish novelist Joseph O'Connor. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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