I Could Read the Sky (1999)

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I Could Read the Sky is an Irish film concerning the Irish experience of emigration and exile. An old man living in a London bedsit recalls his memories as an emigrant.

  • Based upon a photographic novel by Timothy O’Grady and Steve Pyke.
  • The old man is played by Irish writer and poet Dermot Healy.
  • The film won a Don Quixote Award.
Character:
Francie
Writer:
Nichola Bruce (as Nicola Bruce).  Based on the book by Timothy O’Grady and Steve Pyke.
Director: 
Nichola Bruce
Producer:
Janine Marmot
Production Company: 
Hot Property Films
Additional Cast:
Dermot Healy, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Steven Rae, Liam O’Maonlai, Padraic Breathnach, Mick Lally
Status:
Available for purchase

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