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Irish TV doc on Cork's rebel history via the making of Barley
17 June 2006 at 09:21 PM | by Melty_Girl
[Note: This was originally published by cillianONLINE, which has been inactive since September 2006.]
RTE One's Hidden History series just presented the Pat Collins documentary Rebel County, which included Cillian interviews and a look at the making of The Wind That Shakes the Barley. Regrettably, I discovered this a little late—it aired last Tuesday, and I don't know if it will be shown again soon—but RTE.ie's description makes it sound fascinating:
The documentary Rebel County ...uses the shooting of ...The Wind That Shakes the Barley as a springboard from which to explore the real life events of The War of Independence in the South West of the country. Rebel County features observational, behind-the-scenes material of Ken Loach interacting with cast and crew, ...historical discussions between Loach and cast members, and clips from the completed film. The documentary strikes a creative and natural balance between the exploration of the film-making process and the real stories from that period.
The London Times review says:
As historians and descendants of combatants and victims recounted real-life incidents from the era, clips from Loach's film were used as reconstructions of unusual richness. At the same time, the documentary's insight into the making of the movie raised questions about the reliability of historical accounts, whether created by dramatists, historians or family survivors.
Did anybody catch this documentary?
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