That They May Face The Rising Sun theatrical poster
Beautiful movie!
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MJ's @fionaunderhill.bsky.social says, "If you want to experience something deeply Irish, among a small, simple community thriving in the midst of lushly green countryside – THAT THEY MAY FACE THE RISING SUN is for you." #ThatTheyMayFaceTheRisingSun plays at the #Quad Friday, nationwide to follow.
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That They May Face the Rising Sun – Watch the trailer for the film adaptation of John McGahern’s acclaimed novel bit.ly/3FfE69s
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#ThatTheyMayFacetheRisingSun is a love letter to the small things in life... that shared smile across the kitchen table, every glance fuelled in the weight of memory, because the past is not something left behind, but something held, shaping your soul now. boxd.it/8Tiz1t
#ThatTheyMayFacetheRisingSun is a plea to embrace the simplicity of existence. As the final frame fades to black, you are left not with a sense of finality, but of beginning, the film planting a seed of peace in your soul, fulfillment is not simply given, but what you make of it.
If #ThatTheyMayFacetheRisingSun falters, which it does not, perhaps an unwavering fidelity to its meditative pace is that for some, but to dismiss the beauty of this would be to disregard the exhilarating initiative of the film... to hear the wonder of what is held in the unsaid.
#ThatTheyMayFacetheRisingSun, where the soft crackle of flames at a lakeside bonfire rhyme with laughter and song... for a moment, time stands still. In a single breath of unity, the profound truth of life is illuminated, every soul belongs to one another, even in their solitude.
The cinematography of #ThatTheyMayFacetheRisingSun feels sacred, as though the land itself remembers every laugh, tear, and forgotten dream. Rolling countryside and quiet lakes become a mirror to John and Sarah, gifting you the benevolent heartbeat of nature in harmony with them.
The chemistry in #ThatTheyMayFacetheRisingSun is effervescent, feeling less like acting, but the authentic documentation of shared lives. Their relationship illustrates the purposefulness of a love not without its wounds, but a love that is all the more celestial because of them.
Barry Ward is intoxicating in his subtle portrait of John, a masterclass in understated grace, every gesture baring a soul wounded by life, yet one still open to wonder. Anna Bederke paints Sarah with a quiet radiance, grounding the emotional core of #ThatTheyMayFacetheRisingSun.
#ThatTheyMayFacetheRisingSun is an ethereal lens into the juxtaposition of life, where two souls leave the city behind for something quieter, something truer, shared looks across a field kissed by the sun, the aching beauty of a nexus crafted in the silence between words... life.
Few films hold the courage to embrace stillness, to simply breathe in the fabric of life without decoration. #ThatTheyMayFacetheRisingSun more than embraces that, bearing its soul through it... a quiet mediation into humanity that feels like a whisper in the rhythms of existence.
Few films hold the courage to embrace stillness, to simply breathe in the fabric of life without decoration. #ThatTheyMayFacetheRisingSun more than embraces this, bearing its soul through that, a quiet mediation into humanity that feels like a whisper in the rhythms of existence.
There is infinite beauty in simplicity, a wondrous silence where the smallest look of love can be deafening. #ThatTheyMayFacetheRisingSun captures humanity at its gentlest, every frame a reminder that true peace is not in the grand, but those ordinary moments that fuel your soul.
Agreed, it's a superb film. I'm so glad I saw it in a cinema. At home in Ireland too, which was nice.
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Pure, slow beauty. Mum told us stories of this Ireland.
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To ease my mind after digesting latest political news, just watched #thattheymayfacetherisingsun on @bbciplayer.bsky.social , an adaptation of the novel by #JohnMcGahern and IFTA award winner. Beautiful.
A great round-up by @filmindublin.bsky.social -their 25 for 24!
Love to see #ThatTheyMayFacetheRisingSun included in a whopper list of international films!
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Tonight on BBC NI
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I would highly recommend a watch of That They May Face the Rising Sun on RTE1 tonight at 9:20pm #christmastv #rte #thattheymayfacetherisingsun
Thanks to Break Out Pictures, we've a few copies of #JohnMcGahern #ThatTheyMayFacetheRisingSun to give away🎁🎄
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There’s a great review of it here by @geoff-andrew.bsky.social
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