Jimmy's Hall
Jimmy's Hall
Directed by:
Ken LoachCinematography:
Robbie RyanComposer:
George FentonCast:
Barry Ward, Simone Kirby, Jim Norton, Brían F. O'Byrne, Francis Magee, Andrew Scott, Denise Gough, Karl Geary, Conor McDermottroe, Aisling Franciosi (more)VOD (2)
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In the 1920s, political activist and free-thinker Jimmy Gralton built a dance hall in rural Ireland as a place for young people dance, play music and learn. As the hall grew in popularity its socialist and free-spirited reputation brought it to the attention of the church and politicians who forced Jimmy to flee and the hall to close. A decade later, at the height of the Depression, Jimmy returns to Co. Leitrim from the US and vows to live the quiet life. The hall stands abandoned but as Jimmy sees the poverty and growing cultural oppression within the community, the leader and activist within him is stirred. He makes the decision to reopen the hall, and in doing makes himself an enemy of the establishment. (Entertainment One)
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In the film Jimmy's Hall, what's interesting is how you can also explore historical events, in this case through one dance hall that you might think isn't particularly important. And yet it was. But the plot failed to engage me, as would be appropriate for a film about events that are not so familiar to me.
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