(November 29, 2021 at 6:54 am)Oldandeasilyconfused Wrote:(November 28, 2021 at 8:42 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: ‘The Bishop’s Wife’, the 1947 version with Cary Grant and Loretta Young.
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M'kay. Add Ryan's Daughter and The Quiet Man. No Irish stereotype was omitted. It's in context of the times, but still scary to realise the power held by the parish priest. That was done in both films. It was Trevor Howard in Ryan's daughter and Ward Bond in The Quiet Man. I still love The Quiet Man because it has Maureen O'Hara, a magnificent specimen of titian haired Irish beauty. ( do they still say "colleen" for an Irish Girl?) The film was shot in the Republic Of Ireland. Together the two films show the less charming truth of priests in Ireland. Mercifully, I understand times have changed.
PS have you read Angela's Ashes? Worth a glace if you haven't.
A couple years ago on a contract assignment, a gentleman there suggested Angela's Ashes as I was listening to audio books while working (as was he). Amazing book...I should read/listen again.