Part of a Canadian educational series, this visual illustration of the poem ‘The Beggars of Dublin’ by renowned Canadian poet Alden Nowlan follows a visitor to Dublin, as he disembarks from a plane and wanders the streets of Dublin encountering beggars and homeless people along the way.
John Granik
narrator
Part of a Canadian educational series, this visual illustration of the poem ‘The Beggars of Dublin’ by renowned Canadian poet Alden Nowlan follows a visitor to Dublin, as he disembarks from a plane and wanders the streets of Dublin encountering beggars and homeless people along the way.
Albert Nobbs struggles to survive in late 19th century Ireland, where women aren't encouraged to be independent. Posing as a man, so she can work as a butler in Dublin's most posh hotel, Albert meets a handsome painter and looks to escape the lie she has been living.
ในปี 1967 เพื่อนรักต่างวัยสามคนจากดับลินออกเดินทางตามรอยปาฏิหาริย์บนเส้นทางแห่งการแสวงบุญสู่เมืองลูร์ด ซึ่งทำให้พวกเธอได้สัมผัสประสบการณ์ที่คาดไม่ถึงระหว่างทาง
An Irish Catholic family returns to 1930s Limerick after a child's death in America. The unemployed I.R.A. veteran father struggles with poverty, prejudice, and alcoholism as the family endures harsh slum conditions.
Sentenced to spend out the rest of his adult life laboring in the harsh deserts of Egypt, the Thracian slave Spartacus gets a new lease on life when he is purchased by the obese owner of a Roman gladiator school. Moved by the defiance of an Ethiopian warrior, Draba, Spartacus leads a slave uprising which threatens Rome's status quo. As Spartacus gains sympathy within the Roman Senate, he also makes a powerful enemy in form of Marcus Lucinius Crassus, who makes it a matter of personal honor to crush the rebellion.
In a working-class quarter of Dublin, 'Bimbo' Reeves gets laid off from his job and, with his redundancy payout, buys a van and sells fish and chips with his buddy, Larry. Due to Ireland's surprising success at the 1990 FIFA World Cup, their business starts off well, but the relationship between the two friends soon becomes strained as Bimbo behaves more like a typical boss.
Adam and Paul are two young junkies living in Dublin and perpetually on the lookout for their next fix. During their search, they encounter various unsavoury characters and make some futile attempts at petty theft. As their day progresses, Adam and Paul get into a good share of trouble as they do whatever they can to score heroin, eventually running afoul of an imposing thug—who only drags them into more shady activities.
A young psychiatrist applies for a job at a mental asylum and must pass a test by interviewing four patients. He must figure out which of the patients, is in fact, the doctor that he would be replacing if hired.
In Brooklyn circa 1900, the Nolans manage to enjoy life on pennies despite great poverty and Papa's alcoholism. We come to know these people well through big and little troubles: Aunt Sissy's scandalous succession of "husbands"; the removal of the one tree visible from their tenement; and young Francie's desire to transfer to a better school...if irresponsible Papa can get his act together.
อัมสเตอร์ดัม วัลลอน (Leonardo DiCaprio) เป็นผู้อพยพชาวไอริชที่ได้รับการปล่อยตัวจากคุก เขากลับไปที่ไฟว์พอยต์เพื่อแก้แค้นนักฆ่าพ่อของเขา วิลเลียม คัตติ้ง (แดเนียล เดย์-ลูอิส) หัวหน้าแก๊งต่อต้านผู้อพยพที่ทรงอำนาจ เขารู้ว่าการแก้แค้นสามารถทำได้โดยการแทรกซึมวงในของคัตติ้งเท่านั้น การเดินทางของอัมสเตอร์ดัมกลายเป็นการต่อสู้เพื่อความอยู่รอดส่วนตัวและการหาที่อยู่ของชาวไอริชในนิวยอร์กช่วงปี 1860
A wily old codger matches wits with the King of the Leprechauns and helps play matchmaker for his daughter and the strapping lad who has replaced him as caretaker.