Song Of Granite Movie Reviews

In song of granite fragments of an irish folk singer s life.

Song of granite movie reviews.

And song of granite seems to mirror what the character says about singing. Despite the fragmented nature of the narrative i found song of granite to be a beautiful and haunting portrait of joe heaney which gave me a whole new appreciation for our irish language and culture. Collins has chosen his title well. Directed by pat collins.

Song of granite doesn t ask these questions but it does answer some of them. See all audience reviews song of granite quotes. There are no approved quotes yet for this movie. Song of granite rigorously resists the simplistic psychology of most music themed biopics.

Song of granite movie reviews metacritic score. The songs are as rugged as they are powerful. The film won a well deserved best cinematography award at this year s galway film fleadh and has been put forward for ireland s foreign language entry to the oscars. Song of granite is a 2017 irish biographical drama film directed by pat collins it was selected as the irish entry for the best foreign language film at the 90th academy awards but it was not nominated.

The movie tries to shake off. Heaney comes from a stony place and he. With michael o chonfhlaola macdara ó fátharta jaren cerf pól ó ceannabháin. Acclaimed filmmaker pat collins brings the dramatic life story of legendary seannós singer joe heaney to the screen in song of granite an audacious exploration of the man and his music.

There are no featured audience reviews for song of granite at this time. Modest in subject but ambitious in form song of granite delivers a profile of not just a singer but the country that made him. Song of granite will be a very important film this year and i highly recommend it to anyone with even a passing interest in irish culture. Enigmatic and complex joe heaney was one of the greats of traditional irish singing sean nós.