Man of Aran (1934)
The everyday trials of 1930s life on Ireland's unforgiving Aran Islands are captured with attention to beauty and historical detail.
The Criterion Channel6 Videos
Girl with Green Eyes (1964)
Awkward young Irish farm girl moves to Dublin and lodges with an outgoing roommate, but becomes involved with a middle-aged man.
Lola Montès (1955)
Irish-born royal courtesan and exotic dancer Lola Montez reflects on her life from her later years performing in the circus and music halls.
The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne (1987)
Maggie Smith plays a spinster who scrapes by giving piano lessons in 1950s Dublin, until starting a romance with a failed businessman.
The Plough and the Stars (1936)
A husband and wife clash during the 1916 Easter rising in Dublin; after she destroys a letter informing him of his promotion.
Return to Glennascaul (1952)
Orson Welles relates a ghostly tale he heard when he picked up a hitchhiker while driving through the Irish countryside.