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In honor of St. Patrick's day, A.O. Scott reviews Alan Parker's 1991 film about a working-class Dublin soul band.
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How Green Was My Valley is Welsh, mate.
And The Commitments is awesome.
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@SharonAherne I was curious about this since the DVD lists her as being in the Hot House Flowers, but I've yet to find her name listed as a band member. Thanks, I'll check out the Black Velvet Band. I had thought that she had a different stage name. Cheers.
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Love this movie...the bar scene when they sing Try a Litlle Tenderness is electric, so full of energy.
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Best line: Are you here to try out for the band? No, I saw all the people coming and going and figured you were selling drugs lmao!
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Maria Doyle was never in The HotHouse Flowers.......Black Velvet Band Gobshite!!!!
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Every 'cover' in this movie, in my opinion, is the best cover ever made on each song!
Get the CD's and try to find the VHS of the making of the movie, as it has a couple of songs that you hear on CD but aren't in the film.
Absolutely one of the greatest 'band' movies ever made. Watch it over and over and keep finding more stuff.
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How Green Was My Valley is set in fu@king Wales! How can supposedly educated Americans not know that Ireland, Wales and Scotland etc are totally different fu@king countries!!
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No, brilliant and funny movie actually....
srice67 2 years ago 9
what a film! best irish film made in the decade besides the snapper and the van!
well done roddy doyle for writing these amzing films!
up the irish:)!
updaroyals09 2 years ago 8