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豪情本色
Michael Collins
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| 電影導演 / Neil Jordan |
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《豪情本色》Michael Collins (1996)
Director & Screen playwright: Neil Jordon
Character:
Julia Roberts .... Kitty Kiernan
Richard Ingram .... British Officer
Liam Neeson .... Michael Collins
Aidan Quinn .... Harry Boland
John Kenny .... Patrick Pearse
Ronan McCairbre .... Thomas McDonagh
Michael Dwyer .... James Connolly
Alan Rickman .... Eamon de Valera
I.What is Michael Collins about?
A. History of Irish Independence (from the uprising, the indpendence, to the civil war and then
the separation beween the North and the South)
B. Politics/Conflicts of Irish Nationalism (Nationalists /Unionists)
C. Biography of Michael Collins: from the hero to the traitor of the state?
D. History/ Violence/ Politics in the British colonization and Irish Nationalism
II. The times and places of the Ireland (Dublin)
A. Cityscape of Dublin in the late 19th century and the early 20th century
**Setting/Locations in the movie
B. The countryside of Cork County, Ireland
III. Characterization of Michael Collins
A. Michael Collins and his friends/comrades)
B. Michael Collins and his rivals (friends and comrades)
C. Michael Collins and the treaty
IV. Folk music in Michael Collins
"She Moved Through the Fair" --(aka. Our Wedding Day or Out of the Window)
the traditional Irish tune about young girl is longing for her love and her wedding.
(an old ballad from Donegal in the Medival times and was collected and reworked in 1909) --listen to the tune of "She Moved Through the Fair" in the midi file
Relevant Links to the movie Micael Collins
Michael Collins: Movie Official Site
A Special Note from the Director
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