Lón sa Spéir (2012)

Original title

Men at Lunch

Directed by

Seán Ó Cualáin

Genre

documentary film

Country

Ireland

Runtime

1h 05m

Rated

AL

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A documentary about the famous 1932 photo of construction workers eating lunch on a beam high above New York. It traces the Irish roots of the men in the picture and the broader story of Irish immigration to the city.

nostalgicinformativereflectiveslow-pacedhistoricalbittersweetearthypoignant

What happens

Men at Lunch (Irish: Lón sa Spéir [ˈl̪ˠoːn̪ˠ sˠə ˈsˠpʲeːɾʲ], lit. 'Lunch in the Sky') is a 2012 Irish English/Irish language documentary on the history behind the 1932 Lunch atop a Skyscraper photograph, its Irish connections, and the story of immigration in New York at the turn of the century. It was directed by Seán Ó Cualáin, produced by his brother, Éamonn Ó Cualáin, and narrated by Fionnula Flanagan. It premiered at the Galway Film Fleadh film festival in 2012. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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