The Secret of Roan Inish (1994)

Calificación de los usuarios:

7.3/10   

Director:

John Sayles

Escritores (WGA):

Rosalie K. Fry (book)
John Sayles (screenplay)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

3 febrero 1995 (USA)

Género:

Familia | Fantasía

Frase comercial:

The secret's out!

Plot:

10-year-old Fiona is sent to live with her grandparents in a small fishing village in Donegal, Ireland...

Plot Keywords:

Seal | Ireland | Island | Child | Kids And Family

Premios:

1 win & 6 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

A myth on film.

Reparto

Jeni Courtney	...	Fiona
Pat Slowey	...	Priest
Dave Duffy	...	Jim
Declan Hannigan	...	Oldest brother
Mairéad Ní Ghallchóir	...	Barmaid
Eugene McHugh	...	Bar Patron 1
Tony Rubini	...	Bar Patron 2
Mick Lally	...	Hugh
Eileen Colgan	...	Tess
Richard Sheridan	...	Eamon
Micheal MacCarthaigh	...	Schoolmaster
Fergal McElherron	...	Sean Michael
Brendan Conroy	...	Flynn
John Lynch	...	Tadhg
Frankie McCafferty	...	Tim

También conocida como:

El secreto de Roan Inish (Argentina) [es]
El secreto de las islas de las focas (Spain) [es]

MPAA:

Rated PG for some moments that may be disquieting to small children.

Duración:

103 min

País:

USA | Ireland

Idioma:

Inglés | Irish Gaelic

Color:

Color

Relación de Aspecto:

1.85 : 1

Sonido:

Dolby

Clasificación:

Iceland:L | South Korea:Todo | Argentina:13 | Australia:G | Chile:14 | Spain:T | USA:PG | Finland:S

Locaciones de Filmación:

County Donegal, Ireland

Compañía:

Jones Entertainment Group

Errores:

Personal o Equipo Visible: Near the end of the film, when the seals push the cradle-boat back into the sea, you can clearly see a hand at the top left corner of the frame grab the cradle and pull it.

A myth on film.

At first I didn't know what to expect from this film. I began watching it with the mistaken conclusion that it was nothing more than a drama. So, naturally, I was surprised when it began to show trappings of a fantasy. But it won me over, mainly with it wonderful "Come over by the fire and hear a story" feeling.

It's almost a miracle that the film succeeds as well as it does. If the film had been Americanised, it would have been a disaster. The fact that all (or nearly all) of the cast is Irish greatly lends to a feeling of authenticity. Most of the actors have hardly had any experience on film, either.

On the technical side is the expert direction of John Sayles, and the great Haskell Wexler handling the cinematography. Simply a very good film, and nearly without flaws.

8.8 out of 10