CinemaOSMovie · 2015 · 1h 0m

Deargdhúil: Anatomy of Passion

A creative portrait of a revolutionary Irish poet

Documentary

This was a labour of love combining the work of some incredible artists to bring Máire Mhac an tSaoi’s poetry into the medium of film. Deargdhúil: Anatomy of Passion explores the life, work and sensual poetic imagination of the revolutionary Irish poet Máire Mhac an tSaoi. Born in 1922, her story is set against a backdrop of a tumultuous century in Irish history in which she and her family were centrally involved. At a time when women's voices were being silenced, the native tradition in the Irish language was her stage to explore the depths of female sexuality and experience without shame. Featuring the movement poetry of performance artist Maureen Fleming, interview by Louis de Paor, poetry voiced by Máire Mhac an tSaoi, Ailbhe Ní Ghearbhuigh and Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill, autobiography script voiced by Olwen Fouéré.

Directed byPaula Kehoe

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Released
Runtime
1h 0m
Language
GA
Released
November 13, 2015

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Deargdhúil, Anatomy of Passion, Poems of Máire Mhac an tSaoi

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Máire Mhac an tSaoi

Louis de Paor

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Directed by
Paula Kehoe

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