That They May Face The Rising Sun
Joe and Kate Ruttledge have returned from London to live and work among the small, close-knit community near to where Joe grew up. Now deeply embedded in life around the lake, the drama of a year in their lives and those of the memorable characters around them unfolds through the rituals of work, play and the passing seasons as this enclosed world becomes an everywhere."That They May Face the Rising Sun" is an adaptation of the final novel from John McGahern, one of Ireland's greatest novelists.
Reviews
“A simple, loving and wholesome atmosphere which deepens as the film progresses.”
“…quietly affecting, funny and filled with a stunningly subtle exploration of life’s hardships…it’s both simple and complex.” —Film Carnage
“The film is an elegy to a disappearing Ireland, to a time when ambition was for those who left, while those who remained found either contentment or madness.” —Film Waffler
Credits
Director(s):
Pat CollinsProducer(s):
Brendan J. Byrne, Tina O’ReillyWriter(s):
Pat Collins, Éamon LittleCast:
Barry Ward, Anna Bederke, Lalor Roddy, Sean McGinley, Ruth McCabe, Phillip Dolan, Brendan Conroy, John OlohanCinematographer(s):
Richard KendrickEditor(s):
Keith Walsh