Gabriel Byrne
Author
Pub. Date
2021
Formats
Description
“A gripping memoir” by the Irish actor “that is anything but typical Hollywood . . . evokes a beautiful sense of nostalgia, melancholy and vulnerability” (Winnipeg Free Press).
As a young boy growing up in the outskirts of Dublin, Gabriel Byrne sought refuge in a world of imagination among the fields and hills near his home, at the edge of a rapidly encroaching city. Born to working class...
As a young boy growing up in the outskirts of Dublin, Gabriel Byrne sought refuge in a world of imagination among the fields and hills near his home, at the edge of a rapidly encroaching city. Born to working class...
Pub. Date
2017.
Description
An epic journey through the oceanic kingdom of the Atlantic Salmon in an attempt to unravel the mystery of their life at sea. Salmon are plummeting to critical levels. The cause is mortality at sea. For the first time, using the latest DNA technology, scientists are tracking the salmon from the rivers into the vast North Atlantic and back again, in hopes of finding an answer before it’s too late. Official Selection at the **International Wildlife...
3) Just a sigh
Pub. Date
2013.
Description
In the short break between performances in Calais, stage actress Alix, played by the stunning Emmanuelle Devos (Desplechin's Christmas Tale), makes a quick escape to Paris. On the train, she meets a mysterious English stranger. Drawn toward him, she follows him and, at least for a few hours, falls in love with him before facing what could be a new life.
4) I, Anna
Pub. Date
2012.
Description
The lives of a beautiful divorcee (Charlotte Rampling, Melancholia, 45 Years) and a troubled detective (Gabriel Byrne, The Usual Suspects, Millers Crossing) intersect during the investigation of a vicious murder on the grimy, rain-soaked streets of London, sparkling a tangled web of passion, intrigue and deceit. An absorbing film-noir told from the perspective of an intriguing woman, a key suspect in a murder case, who becomes an obsession for the...
6) Capital
Pub. Date
2012.
Description
From legendary **Academy Award**-winning writer/director Costa-Gavras (*Missing*, *Z*) comes CAPITAL, a fast-paced, darkly comic drama set in the high stakes world of global finance. When the CEO of France’s Phenix Bank collapses from a heart attack on the golf course, Machiavellian young executive Marc Tourneuil (Gad Elmaleh, *Midnight in Paris*) is crowned as his replacement. A whirlwind of ruthless ambition, power struggles, greed and deception...
Pub. Date
2016.
Description
Aging actor Lester Rosenthal (Gabriel Byrne - *The Usual Suspects, Miller's Crossing*) has lost his way. In this often humorous, yet warmly poignant story, love and friendship, jealousy and re-discovery, career, family, and friends (Nathan Lane - *The Birdcage, The Producers*) intertwine as Lester navigates the perplexing realities facing so many of us as we pursue dreams and dignity. A film about hanging out, hanging in, and hanging on. Winner! Best...
8) Quirke
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
A consultant pathologist in the Dublin city morgue in the 1950s, Quirke is a powerful character more at ease among the cold silent slabs than the company of his fellow men. But in truth, his profession provides his greatest pleasure: inquisitive by nature, he is fascinated with unlocking the secret to these cadavers' deaths. After a body vanishes from his mortuary one night Quirke's curiosity is piqued by the lengths his brother is prepared to go...
9) Wah Wah
Pub. Date
2005.
Description
Ralph Compton (Nicolas Hoult) witnesses the disintegration of his parents’ marriage through adultery and alcohol set during the last gasp of the British Empire in Swaziland in 1969. When his father (Gabriel Byrne) remarries an American (Oscar-nominee Emily Watson), Ralph finds she is the only one who can truly understand his inner turmoil. Nominated for Best Actress (Emily Watson) and the Douglas Hickox Award at the **British Independent Film Awards**....
Pub. Date
2020.
Description
Michael Des Barres’ six-decade career as an actor & rock singer is a veritable museum of pop culture: From To Sir, With Love to MacGuyver & over a hundred other TV & film roles, & a diverse music career including brushes with Led Zeppelin, Sex Pistols, and appearing at Live Aid as the lead singer of The Power Station. Michael recounts his story with the help of many of his friends.
11) Royal Deceit
Pub. Date
1994.
Description
An ancient Danish story of evil, power and human spirit, that subsequently inspired William Shakespeare on his tragedy, Hamlet. When the king of Jutland is murdered by his brother, the dark prince claims both the throne and Queen Geruth. Although her son saw the murder, he feigns madness to spare his life. This historical drama features a stellar cast including Oscar-winners Christian Bale and Helen Mirren.
Pub. Date
[2005]
Description
It is a time of both splendor and despair for the deeply divided French nation where the self-serving King Louis XIV enjoys the riches of the world while his people starve. Believing he is all-powerful, Louis fears no one -- except the one person who could bring an end to his absolute power: the man he condemned to wear an iron mask and imprisoned for life. But when the king's selfish excesses go too far, retired Musketeers Athos, Porthos and Aramis...
15) Little women
Series
Pub. Date
c2000
Description
Story about the March family of four daughters and a strong mother (Sarandon) who, because her husband is away serving in the Army during the Civil War, must raise her "little women" on her own. The daughters include: spirited Jo (Ryder) who longs for a career as a writer; beautiful and conservative older sister Meg (Alvarado); fragile Beth (Danes); and the romantic Amy (Dunst/Mathis). Through the years, as they become women, the sisters share their...
16) Vanity fair
Pub. Date
[2005]
Edition
[Full screen ed.]
Description
Becky is determined to make something of herself. She accepts a job as a nanny for the children of Sir Pitt Crawley. Becky catches the eye of Crawley's son Rawdon. Becky is introduced to London's most exclusive social circle, where she becomes re-acquainted with Amelia. Becky weds Rawdon, but the social and economic stability she dreamed of begins to collapse when he begins drowning his troubles, and soon she turns to the powerful Marquess of Steyne...
Pub. Date
[2008]
Description
The past has cast a long shadow over the present. A picturesque farm is where the now-married Melanie lives unhappily with her husband. When Melanie invites fellow Holocaust survivor Jakob to her home, he unexpectedly brings Christopher, whose love for Melanie has never diminished since their confinement in an internment camp. Old feelings and long-suppressed memories are stirred up and reveal a climactic, life-changing feasts.
Pub. Date
1995, 2008
Edition
Special ed.
Description
Police investigating an exploded boat on a San Pedro pier discover 27 bodies and $91 million worth of drug money. The only survivors are a severely burned Hungarian terrorist and Roger Kint, a crippled con-man. Reluctantly, Kint is pressured into explaining what happened on the boat. His story begins six weeks earlier with five criminals being dragged in by New York police desperate for suspects in a truck highjacking, and ends with the possible identification...
19) Buffalo girls
Pub. Date
2004
Description
Legendary Calamity Jane searches not only for her long- lost daughter, but also for the Wild West that is now waning. Her unforgettable friends include Wild Bill Hickok, Buffalo Bill Cody, Sitting Bull, and Annie Oakley.