Recently, I was forwarded a YouTube link to a 1970 comedy that is something of an oddity among Hollywood depictions of Ireland and the Irish. Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in The Bronx stars Gene Wilder in the title role, as an oddball Dubliner whose unusual occupation – the collection of horse manure for sale as fertiliser – triggersContinue reading “‘New Hollywood’ in Dublin: Notes on the Production of Quackser Fortune”
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Reflections on Ryan’s Daughter
‘Ryan’s Daughter’ demonstrates that Ireland’s appeal to international filmmakers is often based more on financial expediency than creative opportunity.
