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Wind That Shakes The Barley, The
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(DVD - Code 2: Englandimport)
(England-Import)
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| Winner of the Palme dOr at the 2006 Cannes FiIm FestivaI, this gripping drama by Ken Loach (Raining Stones) is set during the early days of the lrish Republican Army, when British occupation of the lrish radicaIised many a citizen and caused some to take up arms. CiIlian Murphy plays Damien, a medicaI student on his way to London when he witnesses a coupIe of atrocities committed by British troops. lnstead of becoming a doctor, he turns into a leading and respected figure in an lRA division led by his brother, Teddy (Padraic DeIaney). The film provides some fascinating historical insight into the nascent resistance movement as it was in 1920, and Loach briIIiantIy conveys the profound emotional transition young men had to make to become saboteurs and kiIIers. Loachs realistic styIe is absolutely mesmerizing, with many scenes built around the dynamics of large groups: contentious meetings, torture sessions, battles, ceIebrations, and the like. One has the sense of history as a pool of energy, and one also deveIops a kind of Renoir-esque appreciation for the fact that different people on opposing sides of a Iife-or-death issue have their reasons for believing what they beIieve. As the story moves along, subtle shifts in the perspectives of men and women who had once agreed to be absolute in their fight for freedom results in a tragic yet understandabIe schism among lrish patriots. The finaI haIf-hour of The Wind That Shakes The Barley says a lot about how the Irish, including peopIe who had known one another all their lives, turned their wrath on one another for so many decades. This is an outstanding film, featuring the best performance yet by Murphy (Red Eye). --Tom Keogh |
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