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Jun 16, 1983 · Maeve: Directed by John Arthur Davies, Pat Murphy. With Mary Jackson, Mark Mulholland, Brid Brennan, Trudy Kelly. Maeve (Mary Jackson) returns to Belfast after being away for several years, and she stays in the family home with her sister and father.
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- Drama
- John Arthur Davies, Pat Murphy
- 1983-06-16
Jul 5, 2021 · Maeve is a startlingly radical Irish experiment ripe for rediscovery. At a time when films set in Northern Ireland invariably offered grim realism, Pat Murphy’s Belfast-based drama challenged with its daring form and ideological exchanges.
Jun 24, 2021 · Pat Murphy and John Davis' seminal 1981 film Maeve offers an alternative, feminist perspective on the Troubles and Irish nationalism.
Maeve is never easy viewing. Instead, it’s an unflinching insight into radical ideas and an oppressive society, one that perhaps raised a few eyebrows at the time, but today still seems distinctly modern in its outlook.
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- Peter Bradshaw
Maeve arises out of a highly politicised moment in independent filmmaking, which saw filmmakers attempt to apply current theoretical debates (around feminism, deconstruction, Marxism) to their practice. The film challenges audiences to abandon mainstream viewing habits through a number of strategies.
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Maeve (Mary Jackson) returns to Belfast after being away for several years, and she stays in the family home with her sister and father.
- Drama
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