Rte Movies

  • 1985
    Summer Lightning

    Summer Lightning

    Summer Lightning

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    Sir Robert Clarke looks back on his life and the summer when as a 16-year-old he first fell in love with Louise St. Leger.

    Summer Lightning
  • 1993
    The Beach Boys Today

    The Beach Boys Today

    The Beach Boys Today

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    A road film with the Carl Wilson-led touring Beach Boys, filmed in 1992-93 and including in depth interviews with all band members.

    The Beach Boys Today
  • 2003
    A House Divided

    A House Divided

    A House Divided

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    Director John T Davis follows fellow Belfast native artist Noel Murphy as he completes a commission to paint all 108 members of the Northern Ireland A...

    A House Divided
  • 2022
    Les héros de la Somme

    Les héros de la Somme

    Les héros de la Somme

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    Les héros de la Somme
  • 2020
    Tina Times Two

    Tina Times Two

    Tina Times Two

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    All Tina wants is a friend she can perform her dance routines with. And magically one day, a friend appears – an exact double of Tina!

    Tina Times Two
  • 2014
    Meteor Choice Music Prize 2014

    Meteor Choice Music Prize 2014

    Meteor Choice Music Prize 2014

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    The Choice Music Prize, known for sponsorship reasons as the RTÉ Choice Music Prize is an annual music prize awarded to the best album from a band or...

    Meteor Choice Music Prize 2014
  • 2024
    Sinéad

    Sinéad

    Sinéad

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    With contributions from David Holmes, Christy Moore, Imelda May, Don Letts, BP Fallon and more, this documentary reflects on Sineád O’Connor’s influen...

    Sinéad
  • 1983
    Is There One Who Understands Me? The World of James Joyce

    Is There One Who Understands Me? The World of James Joyce

    Is There One Who Understands Me? The World of James Joyce

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    A documentary recreating the life and writings of celebrated Irish author James Joyce with readings from his most famous works filmed on location in D...

    Is There One Who Understands Me? The World of James Joyce
  • 2023
    Taking Sides: Britain and the Civil War

    Taking Sides: Britain and the Civil War

    Taking Sides: Britain and the Civil War

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    Michael Portillo returns with an authored documentary, that uses British state papers to shed fresh light on key events and personalities during the C...

    Taking Sides: Britain and the Civil War
  • 1991
    M Is for Man, Music and Mozart

    M Is for Man, Music and Mozart

    M Is for Man, Music and Mozart

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    Dutch composer Louis Andriessen collaborates with director Peter Greenaway on a commissioned short film to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the de...

    M Is for Man, Music and Mozart
  • 2023
    In The Name of the Son

    In The Name of the Son

    In The Name of the Son

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    The powerful story of Mags Riordan, a Dingle, Ireland woman who, having lost three children in separate tragic circumstances, was inspired to set up a...

    In The Name of the Son
  • 2019
    In League With Gaddafi

    In League With Gaddafi

    In League With Gaddafi

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    In February, 1989, Brian Kerr (who later became the Irish football manager) was invited to bring a team of Irish footballers to Libya for reasons that...

    In League With Gaddafi
  • 2015
    The Great Fall

    The Great Fall

    The Great Fall

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    Up in the clouds, a nervous young raindrop is terrified about his fall to earth as a storm rapidly approaches.

    The Great Fall
  • 1984
    Night in Tunisia

    Night in Tunisia

    Night in Tunisia

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    A widower tries to spark his son's interest in music in this period drama set in a seaside holiday setting in Ireland in the early 1960's.

    Night in Tunisia
  • 2022
    Ireland's Dirty Laundry

    Ireland's Dirty Laundry

    Ireland's Dirty Laundry

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    The tragic and shocking story of the notorious Magdalene Laundries, a shameful system, created by the Irish State but supported by all strata of Irish...

    Ireland's Dirty Laundry
  • 1971
    A Week in the Life of Martin Cluxton

    A Week in the Life of Martin Cluxton

    A Week in the Life of Martin Cluxton

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    Based on real stories, using both actors and non-actors, and filmed on location in Dublin, A Week in the Life of Martin Cluxton (1971) is a rare examp...

    A Week in the Life of Martin Cluxton
  • 2000
    Talking to the Dead

    Talking to the Dead

    Talking to the Dead

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    Based on the book by Pat Sheeran and Nina Witoszek, this hour-long documentary focuses on the hold that the dead have on the living in Ireland, and th...

    Talking to the Dead
  • 1970
    Errigal

    Errigal

    Errigal

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    This documentary is set against the scenic backdrop of Mount Errigal in County Donegal. The mountains of Donegal are depicted like fairytale characte...

    Errigal
  • 2021
    Partition, 1921

    Partition, 1921

    Partition, 1921

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    Partition, 1921, tells the story of how Ireland came to be to be partitioned from the perspective of the British and unionist politicians who divided...

    Partition, 1921
  • 2017
    Portrait of a Gallery

    Portrait of a Gallery

    Portrait of a Gallery

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    In 2011, the National Gallery of Ireland closed its doors at Merrion Square, and two thirds of the building, to begin one of the largest refurbishment...

    Portrait of a Gallery