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The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne (1987)

A penniless middle-aged spinster scrapes by giving piano lessons in the Dublin of the 1950s. She makes a sad last bid for love with a fellow resident of her rundown boarding house, who imagines she has the money to bankroll the business he hopes to open.

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Lola Montès (1955)

Biography of Irish-born actress, royal courtesan and exotic dancer Lola Montez, as she looks back on her notorious life from her later years spent performing in the circus and music halls.

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Girl with Green Eyes (1964)

Awkward young Irish farm girl Kate Brady moves to Dublin and shares a room with funny, outgoing Baba Brennan, where she soon meets middle-aged writer Eugene Gaillard, who is immediately attracted to the shy and innocent Kate and ignores the more sophisticated Baba.

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Man of Aran (1934)

In this blend of documentary and fictional narrative from pioneering filmmaker Robert Flaherty, the everyday trials of life on Ireland's unforgiving Aran Islands are captured with attention to naturalistic beauty and historical detail.

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Return to Glennascaul (1952)

While taking a break from filming Othello in Dublin, Orson Welles relates a ghostly tale he heard one night not so long ago when driving through the Irish countryside, he picked up a man with car trouble who told of a strange encounter with two hitchhikers.

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The Plough and the Stars (1936)

Based on the play by Sean O'Casey, a husband clashes with his wife over his membership in the Irish citizen army during the 1916 Easter rising in Dublin; after she destroys a letter informing him of his promotion.

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