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Blue Road, biographical film about author Edna O'Brien
A candid portrait of one of Ireland's most important novelists, the charismatic literary sensation Edna O'Brien who died in July 2024 at the age of 93. Not long before, she reflected frankly upon her extraordinary and controversial life for filmmaker Sinéad O'Shea which features in this astonishing story of her exciting life, and gave access to her personal diaries - read aloud in the film by Oscar-nominated Irish actress Jessie Buckley – alongside a cast of brilliant characters.
In 1960, a young Edna O’Brien wrote a sexually frank debut novel, The Country Girls, becoming a literary sensation. The revolutionary work sealed her fate as revered novelist and feminist icon. But her success enraged her husband and made her a pariah in her native Ireland, where her books were banned and burned. In London and New York, she had numerous love affairs, hosted star-studded parties, and made and lost a fortune.
Cert 12A
Also an opportunity to see and buy books by Edna O'Brien
In 1960, a young Edna O’Brien wrote a sexually frank debut novel, The Country Girls, becoming a literary sensation. The revolutionary work sealed her fate as revered novelist and feminist icon. But her success enraged her husband and made her a pariah in her native Ireland, where her books were banned and burned. In London and New York, she had numerous love affairs, hosted star-studded parties, and made and lost a fortune.
Cert 12A
Also an opportunity to see and buy books by Edna O'Brien
Friday 31 October
The Drill Hall
Lower Church Street, Chepstow, Monmouthshire NP16 5HJ
Starts 7.30pm, running time 1 hour 40 minsDoors open 7pm
Tickets £6 online in advance (reserved seats) or at the door from 7pm
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