Thursday, February 15, 2018

The Thought Criminal Posts A Movie - Brian Friel - Philadelphia Here I Come



Donal McCann,  Gar (public)
Des Cave, Gar (private)
Siobhan McKenna, Madge 
Eamon Kelly, S. B. O'Donnell
Fidelma Murphy, Kate Doogan
Liam Redmond,  Senator Doogan,
Mavis Villiers, Liz Sweeney
Niall Toibin,  Con Sweeney 
Pat Layde,  Master Boyle
David Kelly, Conan O'Byrne
Niall Buggy,  Ned
Eamon Morrissey,  Joe
Donal Cox, Tom 
Des Keogh Francis King
O.Z. Whitehead,  Ben Burton 

Brian Friel's play is one of my favorites, funny and heartbreaking.    This movie sticks pretty close to the play, though, of course, they can use different locations that aren't in the play direction.   The acting is great.  Gar O'Donnell is played as the one everyone can see and the one that only he can hear.  In case some of the trolls get confused on that point.  I was going to post this later but wondered if it might get taken down before you got the chance to see it.

I'm sick so I'll probably not be posting again today. 

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