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[dreaminginthedeepsouth]

The Commitments is a 1991 musical comedy-drama film based on the 1987 novel of the same name by Roddy Doyle. It was directed by Alan Parker from a screenplay written by Doyle, Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais. Set in the Northside of Dublin, the film tells the story of Jimmy Rabbitte (Robert Arkins), a young music fanatic who assembles a group of working-class youths to form a soul band named "The Commitments". Starring Robert Arkins, Michael Aherne, Angeline Ball, Maria Doyle, Dave Finnegan, Bronagh Gallagher, Félim Gormley, Glen Hansard, Dick Massey, Johnny Murphy, Andrew Strong, Kenneth McCluskey

(Classic Throwback)

[azazel-dreams]

Dead Man Talking by Roddy Doyle (Quick Reads)

Rating: ❤️❤❤❤❤

[doyouknowthismusical]

From what I understood, there is both a stage musical and a movie musical called The Commitments. They are based on the same novel but use different songs. This poll is for the stage musical.

[hunterxwolf]

huh

[cillianmurphysdimples]

Time for a new read. Well, re-read. It's been a couple of years since I read this one through so it's time to pick it up again. God bless these three hilariously addictive stories.

[theperfectpints]

[o-the-mts]

Book Review: Love by Roddy Doyle

Author: Roddy Doyle Title: Love Narrator: Morgan C. Jones Publication Info: Penguin Audio (2020)  Summary/Review: Two old friends meet in a Dublin pub.  Davy, the narrator, has long ago emigrated to England, only returning to visit his ailing father.  Joe does most of the talking, telling a story of a woman named Jessica who they were both attracted to four decades earlier when they were young…

[intellectures]

Booker Prize geht an Paul Lynch

Der irische Schriftsteller gewinnt mit seinem Roman »A Prophet Song« den wichtigsten britischen Buchpreis. Paul Lynch folgt auf Shehan Karunatilaka, dessen Roman »Die sieben Monde des Maali Almeida« morgen in der deutschen Übersetzung erscheint. Continue reading Untitled

[ronnydeschepper]

"Popmuziek uit Vittula" van Mikael Niemi

Door omstandigheden is het al een hele tijd geleden dat ik mijn “willekeurige woordenzoeker” nog eens heb moeten gebruiken. Vandaag is het dan eindelijk zo ver en het is meteen prijs: “Popmuziek uit Vittula” van Mikael Niemi. Ik herinner me nog de opwinding toen ik me het boek aanschafte. “Het Zweedse antwoord op The Commitments” stond er als teaser op de kaft. “The Commitments”! Het boek…

[pithia]

If you are a writer you're at home, which means you're out of touch. You have to make excuses to get out there and look at how the world is changing.

Roddy Doyle

[rocknread]

Una Stella Di Nome Henry di Roddy Doyle - Recensione

Una Stella Di Nome Henry. Una stella che illumina il cielo d’Irlanda. Dublino di inizio ‘900 è la rappresentazione della miseria. Fame, povertà, disgrazie. Non manca nulla alla città di James Joyce, Samuel Beckett e Oscar Wilde. Le famiglie vivono di stenti e i bambini scorrazzano allegramente in strada schivando malattie mortali e scappando dalla violenza gratuita dei padri. In questo…

[feminerds]

BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP

I put this song on - and re-listen to Roddy Doyle's introduction The Dispossessed, now that I've finally finished it.

The moon landing in 1969 & Shevek from the Moon in 1974.

We watched The Dish last weekend.

And I'm sure something else will appear on the horizon soon, that I will connected this as well. And so on. I am obsessed with the way the stars of art make out lives into constellations. I feel like I am always (we are always?) trying to observe some recognisable pattern in the barrage of light and dark.

[prophetmutual]

Why does this edition of The Dispossessed have an introduction from some guy talking about he generally finds sci fi silly and is too preoccupied with Manly War Novels to read women authors but Le Guin is One Of The Good Ones bro shut the FUCK up fr

[madison--ava--jones]

“I was in charge and he liked it. I held his hands down. He pretended he was trying to break free. I let my tits touch his face. He went mad; he bucked. He split me in two. I pushed down. I couldn’t believe it. One of his fingers flicked over my bum. I did it to him. He lifted and heaved. I couldn’t believe it. There was no end to it, no end to the new things. He did something. I copied him. I did something. He did it back. He took me from behind. I pushed back, forced more of him into me. I sucked him. He licked me. I made him come on my stomach.”

—Roddy Doyle, The Woman Who Walked into Doors

[londonlingo]

Differences in Irish English vs British English

-Prepositions:

Irish people use more prepositions. It’s anecdotal but my Dad always likes to reference the joke of a parent saying to their kid: “get out from behind that thing behind which you are currently stood”

-Tenses (To be or not to be after doing?)

Where a Brit has “just done something”, and Irishman will “after doing” it. For example, in his  1988 novel “The Commitments”, Roddy Doyle writes: “I'm after rememberin'. I forgot to bring mine back. It's under me bed.”  That is to say that character just remembered in that moment.

-Yes/No

For the Portuguese reader this may seem natural; in Ireland they are less likely to use yes or no. Instead they opt for using the verb again. Think: “Would you like a cup of tea?” “I would”. This may stem from the Irish language’s lack of the words yes and no.

-Religious influences in everyday speech:

Irish has been known to be “the most Catholic country in the world” so its like surprise that such phrases have entered into everyday vernacular:

Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, - This is used to expressed surprise 

Jesus H. Christ - This is used in anger, surprise, frustration or for humour (I would if Jesus has different initials internationally!)

-Individual bits of vocab

Press = Cupboard 

Hot press = Airing cupboard

Gas = Great

To give out = To tell off a child 

Yer man/yer wan = Any man/ woman that you’re referring to

Grand = Good/fine

Acting the maggot = Messing around or acting up

On the lash = Out drinking

Give it a lash= Give it a go

Now we’re suckin’ diesel = Now this is a phrase to mean something has started to go right

Effin’ and blindin’ = Swearing

Eejit = An insult for an idiot

I’ve been feeling homesick so here’s a list of differences between Irish English and British English inspired by my Irish da. Anyways go watch The Banshees of Inisherin -a good Irish film (pronounced fillum)

[thiswomansmind]

Disco Pigs

I wish I'd been of an age to have seen this on stage, alas I never did. I have a digital and physical copy of the scriptbook, though, and I adore it. As well as the film. My absolute favourite thing about reading anything from Ireland that has been written by Irish writers is that they retain, or attempt to retain, accents in the dialogue. Obviously the Cork accent written in Disco Pigs is heavily exaggerated and even overacted, but it is still brilliant. There is nothing more enjoyable to me when reading anything by an Irish writer, than finding that they "write with an Irish accent". Roddy Doyle's books also offer this, and I absolutely love it. (Scottish writer Irvine Welsh also does this!)

Personally, I think it is one of Cillian Murphy's best roles. I'd almost like a revisit of it now he is a more 'seasoned' actor, but obviously that's not going to fit the canon age-wise! One of my favourite ever screen moments of Cillian's comes from Disco Pigs.

- Ask me where she is.

- Where...

- If you go, I can't have you back, Darren.

- Where...where is she, Mam?!

The camera is close to his face and the speedy flicker of emotions on his face - across his eyes - is just phenomenal. You can see everything, and each tiny, nuanced change, and it just gets me every time. It is undoubtedly one of my most favourite things, just this specific scene. He's masterful! Obviously, those scenes were never in the original theatre production, but their addition for the film is one I would praise eternally.

It's definitely a very 'singular' thing, Disco Pigs. Darkly funny, strange, and heartbreaking, too. I've talked to fans of Enda Walsh's who absolutely adore this, and others who found it less enjoyable, and equally there has been a divided review within [the cross-section of] the fandom for Cillian. I think, for some people, you have to be a fan of either the cast or of Enda in order to be starting out with an excitement towards it. Obviously this is not my experience - I fell in love with it instantly, and both the original scriptbook and film have remained firm favourites of mine since I stumbled on them in 2009.

Have you seen/read Disco Pigs? What was your experience?