This Is My Father
First screened in May 2020
Director: Paul Quinn. Cast: Aidan Quinn, Moya Farrelly, James Caan, Jacob Tierney, Gina Moxley, Donal Donnelly, Maria McDermottroe, Susan Almgren, Françoise Graton, Moira Deady, Colm Meaney, Pauline Hutton, Fiona Glascott, Brendan Gleeson, Pat Shortt, Stephen Rea, Eamon Morrissey, John Cusack, Nevan Finnegan, Oran Finnegan, Sheila Flitton, John Kavanaugh, Joel Gordon. Screenplay: Paul Quinn. Twitter Capsule:
I root for full-family passion projects like this but the narrative threads braid poorly. Erratic cast and tone.
VOR:②
Case of how 90s "indie" cinema evolving into broadly marketable, picturesque, not particularly demanding star-driven projects with moderate cultural accents.
