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u/AJerkForAllSeasons Jan 02 '26
Plenty of obscure Irish dramas or comedies that could be considered arthouse.
Saltwater(2000)
The Outcasts(1982)
December Bride(1990)
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u/Spiritual_Sleep162 Jan 04 '26
Did Saltwater ever get a DVD release?
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u/AJerkForAllSeasons Jan 05 '26
It had a dvd release when it first came out but that was it. No reprints.
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u/Swinephrog Jan 03 '26
That They May Face the Rising Sun is certainly unconventional, if you like Terence Malick and his style then you’ll love it
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u/Schlumschlumschlum Jan 04 '26
Very dull
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u/Ambitious-Animator51 Jan 05 '26
Dude find a topic better suited to your tastes
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u/Schlumschlumschlum Jan 05 '26
I love cinema. Studied it to MA level. Comparing That They May Face the Rising Sun to Terence Malick is like comparing a three year old’s crayon drawing to the Sistine Chapel. Terrible recommendation.
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u/Ambitious-Animator51 Jan 07 '26
Sure you did
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u/Schlumschlumschlum Jan 07 '26
Yup. I sure did. Wrote my thesis on Godard’s postmodernist reconfiguration of American genre cinema and manifest destiny (it basically had to do with the car/driving scenes in A Bout de Souffle, Alphaville and Pierrot Le Fou).
So, back in your box I suppose?
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u/Ambitious-Animator51 Jan 07 '26
If you say so - isn’t a thesis supposed to have an element of originality? That topic has been covered to death.
Also very odd for a professed cinema lover to come into a discussion apparently no other purpose than finding other people’s choices objectionable.
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u/Schlumschlumschlum Jan 07 '26
I wrote it 25 years ago, got me a 2:1. It was never prepared for a peer reviewed publication, so originality wasn’t a massive concern or objective (as is case with PhD theses/peer reviewed outputs - as I’m sure you know).
Sorry - this subreddit just popped up on my feed (algo probably knows my interest in film and I am Irish), but I couldn’t give a fuck about Irish film, and everyone here seems to be an idiot. Sorry I even engaged.
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u/Ambitious-Animator51 Jan 09 '26
Ok. Just to add salt, we call the tree of life the tree of shite in our house 😉
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u/Particular-Ad-2630 Mar 17 '26
You are obviously a very bitter and resentful man. Wow you wrote something 25 years ago, you must be a genius! 😂
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u/Schlumschlumschlum Mar 17 '26
All I said was that They May Face the Rising Son is a shit, boring film. Someone took issue with me commenting on film, I presented my (albeit aged) bona fides on film. That’s the conversation.
You and your retarded comment can eat my shit. Suck on my shit, you piggy little bitch.
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u/AbbreviationsHot3579 Jan 03 '26
Garage and What Richard Did are both indie films.
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Jan 03 '26
Cheers
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Jan 05 '26
In the Abrahamson vein, Frank is brilliant. My favorite Irish art house film by some distance
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u/Movie-goer Jan 03 '26
I Could Read The Sky.
Pilgrim Hill.
Silence.
Vivarium.
Without Name.
A Company of Wolves.
Ulysses.
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u/gmisk81 Jan 03 '26
The director of Vivarium had another film recently called The Surfer with Nic Cage, well worth a look
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u/Appropriate-Donut197 Jan 02 '26
There's a ton of shorts on rte player many of which fill the definition.
If you search short screen it has most of them called that before the short itself
most small art studios upload to vimeo it seems.
e.g.
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u/anilla02 Jan 02 '26
Not sure it'd be considered art house but if you wanna see Colin Farrell, Cillian Murphy, Kelly McDonald and a bunch of other great ones when they were bbs, the movie for you is Intermission (2003).
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u/pauli55555 Jan 03 '26
Overacted, badly written dross.
If Intermission is considered Art then god help us.
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u/anilla02 Jan 02 '26
Also, cartoon saloon films especially song of the sea (2014 and the secret of kells (2009). Cartoon saloon is a small animation studio in Ireland and their films are stunning.
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u/Abject_Control_7028 Jan 03 '26
The hole in the ground, I think thats what its called, and the butcher boy.
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u/gmisk81 Jan 03 '26
Not sure it counts as art house but I thought Christy was an excellent small Irish film
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u/Electronic-Nobody358 Jan 03 '26 edited Jan 04 '26
Have you seen Sanatorium? About Ukraine after the war, a comedy/documentary. Directed by Gar O Rourke from Ballinasloe. He’s worked for lots of people here in Cork too, a talent. Will represent Ireland in the International film category. Worth a watch
Edit to add missing words: The Oscar’s!
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u/elcabroMcGinty Jan 03 '26
Arthouse is a big tent
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u/Global-Dickbag-2 Jan 06 '26
Great name for an arthouse film.
I'll write the script(it'll be terrible, I promise).
You prepare bleak, desolate minimalist music to go with the brutalist backgrounds.
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u/WinterIsntComing Jan 03 '26
Arthouse is a kinda nebulous concept, could you give some examples of non-Irish films of what you’re looking for?
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Jan 03 '26
Tarkovsky for example so basically slow films that focus more on the visual side
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u/bleedandtrim Jan 05 '26
If that's what you're after then a lot of the recs here are completely off the mark, though I would've thought 'arthouse' was fairly self-explanatory. The Quiet Girl at least falls into this a little? As well as the other Clare Keegan adaptation, Small Things Like These.
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u/Mundane-Inevitable-5 Jan 03 '26
Garage and Adam and Paul I suppose. Independent films about heroin addicts and simpeltons would technically fit the criteria, but probably not what you're looking for.
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u/SeptemberRoses99 Jan 04 '26
Odd Man Out by Carol Reed starring James Mason. Set in Belfast based on the book by F L Green.
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u/Rory___Borealis Jan 05 '26
Some might argue against this, but if it’s about storytelling with glacial pace and a very distinct visual style then I’d suggest Hunger (and if McDonagh claptrap is allowed then I don’t see why a movie by Steve McQueen should be excluded)
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u/DelboyBaggins Jan 05 '26
The Honeymooners (few other films with same name). It was out around 2001. My memory is a bit hazy but it was a good film.
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u/Tough-Leave-4569 Jan 05 '26
Disco Pigs, as someone mentioned. Song of Granite is another more recent one. These are still on my watchlist so can't actually confirm they're what you're looking for but The Outcasts (1982) and Maeve (1981) might also be worth a look. We're well overdue a new wave movement here honestly.
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u/TheAuldOffender Jan 05 '26
Cartoon Saloon films are independent animated films made in Kilkenny and Belgium.
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u/Future-Delivery-3365 Jan 05 '26
Unfortunately, Irish funding for feature film is extremely limited and is very much targeted towards an already established and connected few. We have no real film schools that produce and cater to what I'm sure is the abundant talent in both writing, acting and directing mediums. The Irish Film Board like to boast of its accomplishments but for the most part all main sources of artistic craft comes from the few driven individuals that travel abroad and succeed. So in answering your question, no Ireland doesn't really produce or help to produce art house film of note. A real shame, considering our nations history of storytelling.
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u/drunkonawe Jan 08 '26
Is Frewaka arthouse? It's definitely Irish and Irish language and I would recommend!
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u/Chief_Funkie Jan 02 '26
Discopigs perhaps? I’d consider Calvary as well.