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Jim Sheridan (born 6 February 1949) is an Irish film director. A six-time Academy Award nominee, Sheridan is perhaps best known for his films My Left Foot, In the Name of the Father, The Field and In America.
Sheridan was born in Wicklow, the son of Anne and Pete Sheridan, an actor and railway worker. Sheridan was initially educated by the Irish Christian Brothers and later graduated from University College Dublin. He emigrated to Canada and then New York City in 1981.
In 1989 Sheridan wrote five plays. The first, an Irish beggar's opera called "The Ha'penny Place", was staged in the Project Arts Centre, and the second, a piece of agitprop theatre called "The Last Post", was staged nearby in Connolly Hall. In 1989, he directed My Left Foot, which became a critical and commercial success and won Daniel Day-Lewis and Brenda Fricker Academy Awards. He followed that with The Field (with Richard Harris) in 1990; then with In the Name of the Father in 1993, a fictionalized re-telling of the case of the Guildford Four. The film won the Golden Bear at the 44th Berlin International Film Festival.
Actors: Brendan Gleeson (actor), Bill Hunter (actor), Simon Wincer (director), Simon Wincer (writer), Simon Wincer (producer), Alan Hopgood (actor), Shaun Micallef (actor), Greg Sitch (producer), Kirk D'Amico (producer), James M. Vernon (producer), Reg Gorman (actor), Lance Hool (producer), Bruce Rowland (composer), Lewis Fitz-Gerald (actor), Stephen Curry (actor),
Plot: Born into a legendary racing family, jockeys Damien Oliver and his brother, Jason, followed in their father's footsteps. Ray Oliver died tragically in a racing accident when the boys were young. But racing was in their blood, and Damien in particular inherited his father's gifts. His eye was on the greatest championship of them all, the prestigious Melbourne Cup. After years of training, he was ready. Damien would ride the powerful but temperamental Media Puzzle, under the watch of the great Irish trainer Dermot Weld. Some were not so sure about Media Puzzle's chances, but Weld was confident that the great jockey and spirited horse would make an unbeatable combination. As racing day approached, horses, jockeys, trainers, owners, fans and the media from around the globe descended on Melbourne. Weld's fiercest rival, Sheikh Mohammed, the Crown prince of Dubai, sent his best horses, anxious for a Melbourne Cup win. The news channels were filled with talk and speculation about Damien and Media Puzzle. The air was heavy with excitement and anticipation. But seven days before the race, Jason fell while racing in Perth. He was rushed to the hospital, where Damien and his family waited anxiously for the doctor's report. The news was tragic. Jason would not recover. The family history repeated itself. The devastated family made the hardest decision of their lives and agreed to disconnect the life support. Grief-stricken, Damien told Weld that he wasn't sure he could compete - in fact, he wasn't sure he would ever to race again. To race without Jason seemed unthinkable. Struggling with his sadness, with the support of his family and Weld, Damien slowly realized that racing was the one way he could pay tribute to the memory of his beloved brother. In a climatic showdown, as the starting gun goes off, Damien and Media Puzzle leap from the gate. "This is for you, Jace!" Damien shouts as he runs the race of his life. They cross the finish line to the thunderous roar of the crowd. Damien and Media Puzzle win the Melbourne Cup in an unforgettable story that captured the attention - and the hearts - of the world.
Keywords: bare-chested-male, horse, horse-race, melbourne-cup, race, two-word-title, year-2002Jim Sheridan receives the Irish Academy's Lifetime Achievement Award at the IFTA Awards ceremony, Sunday 24th May 2015 at the Mansion House Dublin, presented by Sean Bean.
The Irish director Jim Sheridan shocked the world in the early nineties with the political drama In the Name of the Father (1993) about Gerry Conlon who is falsely accused and imprisoned for conducting an IRA attack on a pub. We spoke with him about this breakthrough film. The VPRO Cinema Collection feature renowned directors talking about their breakthrough film. We spoke with the following directors about these films: Baz Luhrmann: Romeo + Juliet (USA, 1996) Jacques Audiard: Un prophète (France-Italy, 2009) Lukas Moodysson: Together (Sweden, 2000) Jim Sheridan: In the Name of the Father (Ireland, 1993) Thomas Vinterberg: Festen (Denmark, 1998) Marc Forster: Monster’s Ball (USA, 2001) Find us online: http://www.cinema.nl or on http://www.facebook/vprocinema of http://www.twitter.com/vpr...
http://evropafilmakt.com/2014/ Interview with Jim Sheridan Film Director Jim Sheridan talk about his motivations, art-house cinema, Stanley Kubrick, Dollhouse a film by his daughter Kirsten Sheridan, the law in Ireland and the role of women in a conflict.
The Late Late Show | Friday RTÉ One | 9:35pm http://www.rte.ie/player/ Martin Sheen and Jim Sheridan discuss the Gathering and whether or not they believe what Gabriel Byrne said about it is true.
Filmed as part of the Sister Cities International mayor's Summit 2016 in Dublin Ireland. Video by Alonze Productions
Chuck the movieguy interviews Director Jim Sheridan for the movie Get Rich or Die Trying
Over 500 alumni & friends gathered in UCD on Bloomsday to hear Jim Sheridan and Brenda Fricker chat to RTÉ Late Late Show presenter Ryan Tubridy discuss their careers, processes and collaborations. Bloomsday, synonymous with James Joyce and his novel Ulysses, is the most important honours day at University College Dublin, the alma mater of this great 20th century author. This year, the university awarded honorary degrees on Daniel Day-Lewis, Jim Sheridan, Brenda Fricker, Joan Bergin and Laura Mulvey for their contribution to art through film. More on characters in conversation: http://www.ucd.ie/alumni/bloomsday2012-characters-in-conversation/
Jim Sheridan director of My Left Foot, In the Name of Father and more! Talks with TAC on the Britannia Awards Red Carpet!
Bande-annonce en version originale sous-titrée en français, du film Brothers réalisé par Jim Sheridan, avec entres-autres Tobey Maguire, Natalie Portman et Jake Gyllenhall. Plus d'informations, à cette adresse : http://www.6neweb.fr.