IRELAND – rarefilmm | The Cave of Forgotten Films

FRANKIE (2007)

Jon W. — Fri, 30 Jan 2026 10:03:30 +0000

Frankie is 15 and preparing for fatherhood. He is determined to be the best dad ever, but as his day goes on, he starts to realize how impossible this will be for him.

Director: Darren Thornton.
Writer: Darren Thornton.
Stars: Ryan Andrews, Mary Murray, Aoife Mullally, Darren Healy, Leanne Kearney, Georgina McKevitt, Martin Maguire, Bríd Ní Neachtain, Alan King, Maclean Burke, Anthony Brophy.
Cinematographer: Ivan McCullough.
Composer: Ray Harman.

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Languages: English | Subtitles: English (hard)

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UNDRESSING MY MOTHER (2004)

Jon W. — Sat, 06 Dec 2025 07:55:42 +0000

This provocative short documentary film is a private testimonial on the body of the director’s mother, who, in the presence seen and felt, reveals, the physiognomy of old age. The camera intimately undresses and examines the obese and exhausted body. But the film bears above all a sentimental tone. The widow recalls her housband, would be happiest if she could turn back time, and sobs.

Director: Ken Wardrop.
Writer: Ken Wardrop
Cinematographer: Michael Lavelle.
Composer: Denis Clohessy.

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MP4 | 30 MB | 720×406 | 25 FPS | 563 kb/s | AAC 192 kb/s
Language: English | Subtitles: None

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If you enjoyed this film I highly recommend checking this 2007 interview with Ken Wardrop where he talks about the original ending of the film that ended up being changed and the talks with her mother before the making of the film.

I WENT DOWN (1997)

Jon W. — Sun, 18 May 2025 05:22:35 +0000

Fresh out of prison, Git rescues a former best friend (now living with Git’s girlfriend) from a beating at the hands of loan sharks. He’s now in trouble with the mob boss, Tom French, who sends Git to Cork with another debtor, Bunny Kelly, to find a guy named Frank Grogan, and take him to a man with a friendly face at a shack across a bog. It’s a tougher assignment than it seems: Git’s a novice, Bunny’s prone to rash acts, Frank doesn’t want to be found (and once he’s found, he has no money), and maybe Tom’s planning to murder Frank, which puts Git in a moral dilemma. Then, there’s the long-ago disappearance of Sonny Mulligan. What’s a decent and stand-up lad to do?

Director: Paddy Breathnach.
Writer: Conor McPherson.
Stars: Peter McDonald, Antoine Byrne, David Wilmot, Michael McElhatton, Brendan Gleeson, Joe Gallagher, Tony Doyle, Liam Regan, Kevin Hely, Eamonn Hunt, Frank O’Sullivan, Jason Byrne, Eamon A. Kelly, Peter Caffrey, Carly Baker, Carmel Callan, Margaret Callan, Denis Conway, Donal O’Kelly, Amelia Crowley, Conor McPherson, Rachel Brady, Anne Kent, Johnny Murphy, Don Wycherley, John Bergin.
Cinematographer: Cian de Buitléar.
Composer: Dario Marianelli.

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MP4 | 3.16 GB | 1280×720 | 23.976 FPS | 4000 kb/s | AAC 192 kb/s
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MKV | 7.63 GB | 1920×1080 | 23.976 FPS | 10,000 kb/s | E-AC3 224 kb/s
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THE GOOD THIEF (2002)

Jon W. — Tue, 14 May 2024 10:00:50 +0000

Bob is an aging thief who has seen better days and is battling both an addiction to heroin and a growing gambling problem. But he still thinks he has one more big score in him and plots a massive heist of a Monte Carlo casino. In order to pull off the theft, he’ll need an amazing team of accomplices and will have to outwit his nemesis, the local police chief. The chief knows that Bob is up to something, but can he figure it out before Bob makes off with millions?

Director: Neil Jordan.
Writers: Auguste Le Breton & Jean-Pierre Melville (screenplay “Bob le flambeur”), Neil Jordan.
Stars: Nutsa Kukhianidze, Ouassini Embarek, Tchéky Karyo, Marc Lavoine, Nick Nolte, Gérard Darmon, Saïd Taghmaoui, Patricia Kell, Julien Maurel, Emir Kusturica, Roland Munter, Warren Zavatta, Théo Trifard, Sarah Bridges, Nicolas Dromard, Sergio Candiota, Mark Polish, Damien Arnone, Bobby Dee M’Bale, Frédéric Scotto, Michael Polish, Enzo Iovino, Laurent Grévill.
Cinematographer: Chris Menges.
Composer: Elliot Goldenthal.

Optional subtitles in English, Spanish, Portuguese, Greek & Romanian are available for this film, to enable them on the video player click on the cogwheel, click again on the last option (субтитры) and select the language of your choice.

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MP4 | 2.76 GB | 1328×720 | 23.976 FPS | 3500 kb/s | AAC 125 kb/s
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MKV | 7.68 GB | 1920×1040 | 23.976 FPS | 10,000 kb/s | AAC 125 kb/s
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ANGEL (1982)

Jon W. — Wed, 12 Apr 2023 05:14:50 +0000

Saxophonist Danny witnesses the murder of his band manager and a deaf-mute girl after a gig. Questioned by the police, he remembers only the orthopedic shoes of the killers’ leader. So begins his quest to avenge her. He seeks an answer to the simple question ‘Why?’ but finds only more, and deeper, questions which resonate with the wider context of ‘the Troubles’, the inter-communal strife gripping the modern-day Northern Ireland which is the film’s setting.

Director: Neil Jordan. AKA Danny Boy
Writer: Neil Jordan.
Stars: Veronica Quilligan, Stephen Rea, Alan Devlin, Peter Caffrey, Honor Heffernan, Lise Ann McLaughlin, Ian McElhinney, Derek Lord, Ray McAnally, Donal McCann, Marie Kean, Don Foley, Gerard McSorley, Liz Bono, Tom Collins, Tony Rohr, Anita Reeves, Sorcha Cusack, Mick Lally, Macrea Clarke, David Farrar, Albert Whelan, Grant Tyler, Harry Herbert, John Warwick, Pat Lennox, Anthony Tyler Quinn.
Cinematographer: Chris Menges.

English subtitles are available for this film, to enable them on the video player click on the cogwheel, click on the last option (субтитры), and finally, select “EN”.

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MOONDANCE (1994)

Jon W. — Tue, 11 Apr 2023 12:09:11 +0000

30ish Patrick and teenage Dominic are two brothers living alone in a remote farmhouse in the Southwest of Ireland, while their mother is away traveling. When their aunt comes visiting, with her arrives Anya, a young woman from Germany who starts helping Dominic with his studies in return for a chance to improve her English. As time goes by, Patrick and Anya fall in love, while Dominic also develops feelings for the girl.

Director: Dagmar Hirtz.
Writers: Francis Stuart (novel), Mark Watters, Burt Weinshanker.
Stars: Rúaidhrí Conroy, Ian Shaw, Julia Brendler, Marianne Faithfull, Brendan Grace, Jasmine Russell, Darren Monks, David Kelly, Tom Hickey, Alan Devlin, Kate Flynn, Gerard McSorley, P.J. Brady, Joan O’Hara.
Cinematographer: Steven Bernstein.
Composers: Van Morrison, Fiachra Trench.

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YEATS COUNTRY (1965)

Jon W. — Wed, 20 Oct 2021 08:16:11 +0000

The first Irish film by cinematographer and director Patrick Carey celebrates the landscape of William Yeats’ poetry through stunning photography, narrated by Tom St. John Barry. Evocative images of the west of Ireland illustrate the poet’s life including Thoor Ballylee Castle where he lived, Coole Park, home of Lady Gregory where literary figures of the period socialised, Lissadell House, Knocknarea Mountain, the slopes of Ben Bulben, the waterfall at Glencar and finally Yeats’ grave at Drumcliffe.

Director: Patrick Carey.
Writer: Patrick Carey.
Stars: Tom St. John Barry, Alan Dell, Niall Toibin.

1965 Berlin International Film Festival – Winner of the Golden Bear for Best Short Film.
1966 Academy Awards – Nominated for an Oscar for Best Documentary, Short Subjects.

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OISÍN (1970)

Jon W. — Fri, 15 Jan 2021 09:55:06 +0000

This lyrical film opens with a quote from Irish mythology where Oisín describes Irish birdsong as ‘the sweetest in the world’ and urges us to ‘Stop and listen!’ What follows is a stunning, non-narrated depiction of Irish birds, animals and landscapes. Oisín was commissioned by the Department of Land of Ireland as a contribution to the European Conservation Year.

Director: Patrick Carey.
Writer: Patrick Carey.

1971 Academy Awards – Nominated for an Oscar for Best Documentary, Short Subjects.