The Secret Scripture (Original title)
Dates: 2016 (Copyright), 2016 (Production), 19 May 2017 (Release)Countries: Ireland, United Kingdom, USADirector: Jim Sheridan
Synopsis: Jim Sheridan's first Irish-set film since 1997's The Boxer finds the director of My Left Foot and In the Name of the Father in a more elegiac mode. Based on Sebastian Barry's 2008 novel, Sheridan's richly evocative drama stars Vanessa Redgrave as Roseanne McNulty, an elderly woman committed to the Roscommon Regional Mental Hospital 50 years earlier. With the hospital closing, Doctor Grene (Eric Bana) is sent to determine whether Roseanne is fit to be released. The discovery of her bible leads him to uncover the truth behind her terrible fate (revealed to us through a series of flashbacks, with the luminous Rooney Mara playing Roseanne's younger self). A filmmaker keenly aware of the nuances of human behaviour, Sheridan delivers a paean to his homeland, at once gorgeous in its lush depiction of Ireland's west coast and dark in its revelation of this divisive chapter in its history. The fine cast includes Theo James, Aidan Turner, and Jack Reynor.
Genre: Drama
Subjects: Mental disorders, Mental hospitals
Releases
Date: 07 October 2016Country: United KingdomRelease type: FestivalFormat: Digital Cinema Package (DCP) - Colour - SoundRuntime: 108 mins Dialogue (original): English
Date: 24 March 2017Country: IrelandRelease type: TheatricalFormat: Digital Cinema Package (DCP) - Colour - SoundAspect ratio: 2.35:1Runtime: 108 mins Dialogue (original): English
Date: 24 March 2017Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: Digital Cinema Package (DCP) - Colour - SoundAspect ratio: 2.35:1Runtime: 108 mins Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Vertigo Films
Dates: 2016 (Copyright), 2016 (Production), 19 May 2017 (Release)Countries: Ireland, United Kingdom, USADirector: Jim Sheridan
Synopsis: Jim Sheridan's first Irish-set film since 1997's The Boxer finds the director of My Left Foot and In the Name of the Father in a more elegiac mode. Based on Sebastian Barry's 2008 novel, Sheridan's richly evocative drama stars Vanessa Redgrave as Roseanne McNulty, an elderly woman committed to the Roscommon Regional Mental Hospital 50 years earlier. With the hospital closing, Doctor Grene (Eric Bana) is sent to determine whether Roseanne is fit to be released. The discovery of her bible leads him to uncover the truth behind her terrible fate (revealed to us through a series of flashbacks, with the luminous Rooney Mara playing Roseanne's younger self). A filmmaker keenly aware of the nuances of human behaviour, Sheridan delivers a paean to his homeland, at once gorgeous in its lush depiction of Ireland's west coast and dark in its revelation of this divisive chapter in its history. The fine cast includes Theo James, Aidan Turner, and Jack Reynor.
Genre: Drama
Subjects: Mental disorders, Mental hospitals
Releases
Date: 07 October 2016Country: United KingdomRelease type: FestivalFormat: Digital Cinema Package (DCP) - Colour - SoundRuntime: 108 mins Dialogue (original): English
Date: 24 March 2017Country: IrelandRelease type: TheatricalFormat: Digital Cinema Package (DCP) - Colour - SoundAspect ratio: 2.35:1Runtime: 108 mins Dialogue (original): English
Date: 24 March 2017Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: Digital Cinema Package (DCP) - Colour - SoundAspect ratio: 2.35:1Runtime: 108 mins Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Vertigo Films
Credits
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©: Secret Films Limited, A Noel Pearson production: Ferndale Films, Produced with the support of investment incentives for the Irish Film Industry provided by the: Government of Ireland, Developed with the support of: Bord Scannán na hÉireann/Irish Film Board, European Media Slate Fund, Made in association with: Windmill Lane Pictures Limited, RTÉ, Produced by: Xofa Productions Limited, Presents: Ingenious Senior Film Fund, Presents: Voltage Pictures, [presented] With the participation of: Bord Scannán na hÉireann/the Irish Film, Facilities: Irish Film Location Facilities, Worldwide Sales by: Voltage Pictures, Executive Producer: Cormac Crawford, Executive Producer: Jere Harris, Executive Producer: Eoin Colfer, Executive Producer: Nicolas Chartier, Executive Producer: Jonathan Deckter, Executive Producer: Gavin Poolman, Executive Producer: Andrea Scarso, Produced by: Rob Quigley, Produced by: Noel Pearson, Produced by: Jim Sheridan, Line Producer: Jo Homewood, Production Executive, Ferndale Films: Rose Mary Roche, Production Executive, Hells Kitchen: Niamh Nolan, Production Executive: Simon Williams, Production Executive: Charles Auty, Production Executive: Ted Cawrey, Production Executive: Jamie Jessop, Production Executive: Harjinder Tanday, Production Executive: Alex Lowe, Executive Producer: Keith Potter, Chief Executive: James Hickey, Deputy CEO: Teresa McGrane, Legal & Business Affairs Executive: Oisin O'Neill, Production & Development Executive: Sarah Dillon, Production Co-ordinator: Yvonne Burke, Assistant Production Co-ordinator: Grace Kelly, Production Co-ordinator: Mary Gilroy, Assistant Production Co-ordinator: Louise Fullam, Production Accountant: David Sheehy, Assistant Accountant: Orla Collins, Location Manager: Cathy Pearson, Location Manager: Conor O'Carroll, Assistant Location Manager: JP Whearty, Location Scout: Jane Pearson, Post-production Supervisor: Tricia Perrott, Post-production Co-ordinator: Mary Gilroy, Assistants to Jim Sheridan: Helen O'Reilly, Aoife Doyle, 1st Assistant Director: Owen Magee, 2nd Assistant Director: Jill Dempsey, 3rd Assistant Director: Daire Glynn, Extras Co-ordinator: Daniel Lloyd, Assistant Extras Co-ordinator: Chloe James, Additional Extras Co-ordinator: Denis Fitzpatrick, Script Supervisor: Àine Maire Nì Thaibhís, Written by: Jim Sheridan, Written by: Jim Ferguson, Based upon the novel by: Sebastian Barry, Script Consultant: Naomi Sheridan, Director of Photography: Michail Krichman, B Camera Operator: Roger Tooley, Steadicam Operator: Roger Tooley, 1st Assistant Camera: Andrew O'Reilly, 1st Assistant Camera: Tom Reynolds, 2nd Assistant Camera: Louise McElin, Focus Puller: Conor Hammond, Digital Imaging Technician: Esme Pum MacNamee, Digital Imaging Technician: Peter Delenery, Digital Imaging Technician: Niall Cullinane, Gaffer: James Maguire, Gaffer: Howard Gibson Steele, Gaffer: Nicholas Fitzgerald, Best Boy: Micheál O'Mogáin, Electrician: Ian Madden, Practical Electrician: Noel Holland, Electrician: Dermot Cole, Genny Driver: Pádraic O'Fátharta, Grip: John Connon, Video Assist: Sarah Dunphy, Stills Photographer: Patrick Redmond, Visual Effects: Windmill Lane VFX, VFX Supervisor: Ditch Doy, Additional Visual Effects: Declan Boyle, Additional Visual Effects: Andy Byron, Additional Visual Effects: Eddie Sheanon, Special Effects: Brendan Byrne, Additional Graphics: Bryan Tormey, Ailbhe Diskin, Editor: Dermot Diskin, 1st Assistant Editor: Robert O'Connor, 2nd Assistant Editor: Kevin O'Brien, Post-production Facility: Windmill Lane Pictures, Production Designer: Derek Wallace, Art Director: Michael Higgins, Standby Art Director: Til Frohlich, Assistant Art Director: Shane Hanton, Set Decorator: Jill Turner, Graphic Artist: Judith Hynes, Rose's Bible Design: Máire O'Sullivan, Head Scenic Artist: Tommy Lavelle, Storyboard Artist: Jason Groarke, Prop Buyer: Marion Picard, Assistant Prop Buyer: Paquita Rogers, Prop Buyer: Kate McColgan, Prop Master: Paul Hedges, Construction Manager: Colm Bassett, HOD Carpenter: Dermot Butler, Costume Designer: Joan Bergin, Assistant Costume Designer: Suzanne Keogh, Costume Supervisor: Ger Scully, Costume Assistant: Gabriel O'Brien, Costume Assistant: Ciara James, Costume Assistant: Maura Mcdonald, Make-up Designer: Sharon Doyle, Make-up Assistant: Katie Derwin, Make-up Assistant: Sonia Dolan, Chief Hair Designer: Lorraine Glynn, Hair Designer: Sandra Kelly, Hair Assistant: Lorraine Brennan, Malvo Karpats, Title Design: Cian McKenna, DI Colourist: Dave Hughes, Dailies Colourist: Eoghan McKenna, Original Music by: Brian Byrne, Piano: Brian Byrne, Solo Volin: Ken Rice, Viola: Ken Rice, Part Prep and Clarinet: John Byrne, Whistles: Fraser Fifield, Orchestra: The Brian Byrne Film Orchestra, Additional Orchestra: The Bulgarian Symphony Orchestra, Orchestrator: Brian Byrne, Additional Orchestration: Jeff Tinsley, Score Mixed by: Ciarán Byrne, [Production] Sound Mixer: Dan Birch, [Production] Sound Mixer: Niall O'Sullivan, Hugh Fox, Boom Operator: Richard Hetherington, Boom Operator: Peter Slater, Boom Operator: Louie Trussell, Sound Re-recorded at: Ardmore Sound, Re-recording Mixer: Ken Galvin, Re-recording Mixer: Steve Fanagan, Supervising Sound Editor: Paul Davies, Dialogue Editor: Peter Blayney, Additional Dialogue Editor: Fionn Higgins, Foley Artist: Eoghan McDonnell, Foley Mixer: Jean McGrath, Foley Editor: Carl Cullen, Action Vehicles Co-ordinator: Stephen Carroll, Stunt Co-ordinator: Donal O'Farrell, Additional Stunt Co-ordinator: Alan xWalsh, Assistant/Stand-in to Rooney Mara: Sarah Harte, Art Department Clearances: Sinéad Barry, Stunt Safety Consultant: Garry Robinson, Height Safety Consultant: Cathaoir Dolan, Water Safety Consultants: Brian McAllister, Alistair Rumball, Safety Consultant: Karen Cummins Munnelly, Insurance Broker: MIB Insurance Services, John O'Sullivan, Financial Consultant: Cormac Crawford, Production Legal Services: Philip Lee, Production Legal Services: Jonathan Kelly, Cian McElhone, Dolby Sound Consultant: Rob Huckle, Dialect Coach: Brendan Gunn, Animal Wrangler: Eddie Drew, Publicist: Gerry Lundberg, Sinéad O'Doherty, EPK [Electronic Press Kit]: Ronan O'Leary, Transport Captain: John Kavanagh, Travel & Accommodation Co-ordinator: Ruth Power, Camera Equipment: Panavision, Grip Equipment: Grip Logic, John Murphy, Lighting Equipment: Cine Electric, Collection Account Management: Fintage Cam B.V., Completion Guarantee: European Film Bonds A/S, Deutsche FilmversicherungsGemeinschaft, Catering Manager: Peter McEvoy, Caterers: Blazing Kitchen, Caterers: Ivan Melia, Rosemarie Melia, In memory of: Johnny Ferguson, Studio: Ardmore Studios
Cast
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Rooney Mara (Roseanne Florence Clear McNulty, ‘Rose’), Vanessa Redgrave (Roseanne as old woman, 'Lady Rose'), Jack Reynor (Michael McNulty), Theo James (Father Gaunt), Eric Bana (Dr Stephen Grene), Susan Lynch (Nurse Caitlin), Aidan Turner (Jack Conroy), Adrian Dunbar (Dr Hart), Pauline McLynn (Anne McCartney), Aisling O’Sullivan (Eleanor Prunty), Tom Vaughan-Lawlor (O'Donnell, tailor), Noreen Gorman (nurse with whistle), Enda Oates (Dermot), Aonghus Óg McAnally (estate agent), Colin Maher (hospital security guard), Ali White (Audrey), Rosemary O'Tierney, Margaret Learmond, Brendan Geraghty (hospital patients), Marie-Thérèse McCormack (nurse Carmel), Geraldine McAlinden (head sister), Mary Crowley (customer at Prunty's), Nika McGuigan (Chrissie), Brian Williams, Mark Belcher (customers at Prunty's), John Connors (Joe Brady), Johnny Fortune (man on bridge), Gerry Browne (fighting man 1), Patrick Darcy (fighting man 2), Tony Doyle (Desi, tailor), Denis Minogue (flag man), Ryan McAllister (Paddy, tailor), Andy Kellegher (protestant church cleric), Grant O'Hara (Eamonn, tailor), Richie Kelly, Pat Ryan (dancehall musicians), Sheila Moylette, Tom Ward (dancing couple), Lorcan White (dancehall priest), Mark Lambert (wedding pastor), Maeve Doherty (wedding witness), Frank O'Sullivan (sergeant), David Heap (psychiatrist 1), Michael Grennell (psychiatrist 2), Lesa Thurman (head psychiatric nurse), Brian Fortune (psychiatrist 3), Maeve Fitzgerald (caring nurse), Sean Moroney (hospital orderly), Shimmy Marcus (doctor), Omar Sharif Jnr (Daniel O'Brien), Rachel Dowling (Sister Sarah), June Ellison, Jill Nesbitt (whispering nuns), Elva Trill, Michelle Ward, Jane Herbert (pregnant girls), Annabell Rickerby (whispering girl, tobacco room), Ria Murphy (tobacco worker), Noeleen McDaid (nun, tobacco room), Pauline Cotter (Teresa), Elizabeth O'Connell (psychiatric patient)