German Irishness & Irish Nazis
Sometimes in the Midwest the portrayal of Irishness seems more German than Irish. And sometimes movies in America depicting Irish themes seem more like propaganda than entertainment.
Well if you live in Ireland now - and by now I mean literally right now - in a few hours you can watch on RTÉ 1 a documentary on films made by Germans, about Ireland, that were definitely propaganda.
It’s part of their Hidden History series which also looks at such things as Ireland’s welcoming of Germany’s Nazis. Sinéad has a load of details on the movies in a great article on her Sigla Blog
If you live in America you’ll just have to hope a DVD appears, and in the meantime you could do wose than keep an eye on YouTube.
See Also:
• American Release of ‘The Wind That Shakes The Barley’
• Irish Movie “Once” Wins At Sundance Film Festival
• The Wind That Shakes The Barley: A Review
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