Everyone is in agreement, except one disgruntled woman, who claims she can get more money by turning in the population of Tullymore than by participating in the scam. For decades, the United Kingdom England, Ireland, Wales, and Scotland has produced films like this - quirky enterprises that focus on the internal dynamics of the small village.
That's the case here, where a lottery official's arrival in Tullymore provokes deceptions and a little in-fighting. In reality, however, he's only a plot device. Waking Ned Devine is filled with wonderful, magical moments and excursions into humor guaranteed to provoke laughter.
Who can miss the comedy inherent in the sight of a buck-naked old man zipping along the roads around Tullymore on a motor scooter? Then there's the scene where Jackie and Michael are replacing dead Ned's dentures Ian Bannen can't keep a straight face - in fact, he completely loses his composure. For the most part, the humor in Waking Ned Devine is innocent, although there are a few biting gems in the dialogue. For example, this is one child's assessment of why he can't be a priest: "I don't think I could work for someone I never met and not get paid for it.
In addition to being both funny and fun, Waking Ned Devine is beautiful to look at. As a director, Jones shows surprising maturity in his selection of shots and the careful, experienced manner in which he has pieced things together. Waking Ned Devine has the feel of something effortless, which is exactly what Jones intends it should be noted that achieving the appearance of effortlessness is frequently a painstaking and meticulous process.
Play trailer Director Kirk Jones. Kirk Jones. Top credits Director Kirk Jones. See more at IMDbPro. Trailer Waking Ned Devine. Photos Top cast Edit. Paul Vaughan Narrator as Narrator voice. Maura O'Malley Mrs. Kennedy as Mrs. Kitty Fitzgerald Kitty as Kitty. More like this. Watch options. Storyline Edit. The lucky winner of the national lottery is Ned Devine, so taken by his good fortune that he now can't be waked, because he died from the shock of it!
News of the win spread quickly in the scenic little Irish village of Tully More, but not the secret news of Ned's demise. With lottery officials closing in to confirm the prize claimed by the deceased Devine, Ned's closest friends scheme to keep the prize money close to home, in memory of Ned of course! But as the plot twists humorously, they learn it is hard is to keep such a secret in a small town. Finally, a comedy that will make you feel like a million bucks.
Rated PG for nudity, language and thematic elements. The choice not to locate the film in Ireland essentially became an economic and logistical decision rather than about short-changing Ireland, either economically or in terms of authentic national identity. What is also important to keep in mind, is that this is a fictional story, thus the director, in addition to being true to Ireland, like any artist needed to remain true to his work and his vision.
In order to best tell his story, it was necessary to consider not only the financial aspects of making the movie, but the artistic freedom that shooting this film on Isle of Man allowed for. This is not a documentary or a historical account and as such, it is impossible to set a standard to the Waking of Ned Devine that is not applied to other comparable fictional films. Great examples of this are films like Braveheart and Saving Private Ryan.
Despite being filmed in Ireland, the films are based on their subject matter, and thus the narrative is widely accepted as Scottish and American, respectively. For example Cold Mountain, a film about the American Civil War, is filmed in Romania, starring Nicole Kidman, an Australian and Jude Law, an Englishman, and yet, it is classified as an American film [14] so it is necessary to consider and analyse a number of factors beyond film production to determine national cinema.
Given the vast number of factors that lead to a film being produced, from writers, to funding sources, location, and actors, it would be impossible to ever create a work that is entirely faithful to one nation if to ensure authenticity, as everyone involved would be required to be, in this case, Irish.
Thus production practices make is very difficult to delineate national distinction. From Wikibooks, open books for an open world. Chicago Tribune. European University Institute. RSC No. Trent University, Oshawa campus. Oshawa, ON.
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