Jimmy’s Hall
Ken Loach has taken a despicable episode of modern Irish history...and made a surprisingly lovely, heartfelt film from it with Jimmy's Hall.
Jimmy’s Hall
In 1921, Jimmy Gralton's sin was to build a dance hall on a rural crossroads in an Ireland on the brink of Civil War. The Pearse-Connolly Hall was a place where young people could come to learn, to argue, to dream...but above all to dance and have fun. As the hall grew in popularity, its socialist and free-spirited reputation brought it to the attention of the church and politicians who forced Jimmy to flee and the hall to close.
A decade later, at the height of the Depression, Jimmy returns to County Leitrim from the U.S. to look after his mother. He vows to live the quiet life. The hall stands abandoned and empty, and despite the pleas of the local youth, remains shut. But as Jimmy reintegrates into the community and sees the poverty, and growing cultural oppression, the leader and activist within him is stirred. He makes the decision to reopen the hall in the face of what they may bring...
A decade later, at the height of the Depression, Jimmy returns to County Leitrim from the U.S. to look after his mother. He vows to live the quiet life. The hall stands abandoned and empty, and despite the pleas of the local youth, remains shut. But as Jimmy reintegrates into the community and sees the poverty, and growing cultural oppression, the leader and activist within him is stirred. He makes the decision to reopen the hall in the face of what they may bring...
Runtime
109
Language
English
Director
Ken Loach
Cast
Barry Ward,
Francis Magee,
Aileen Henry,
Simone Kirby,
Sorcha Fox,
Mikel Murfi
Awards:
Nominee, Palme d’Or, Cannes Film Festival
Played at
Royal 7.03.15 - 7.16.15
Playhouse 7 7.10.15 - 7.23.15
Town Center 5 7.10.15 - 7.19.15
Lumiere Music Hall 7.17.15 - 7.23.15
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