One million Dubliners
Publication Information
New York, NY : Kino Lorber, [2015]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (83 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Audience
Not rated.
Summary
Glasnevin Cemetery is the final resting place of 1.5 million souls; it is Ireland's national necropolis. Opened in 1832, it is the largest multi-denominational graveyard in the country. ONE MILLION DUBLINERS reveals the often unspoken stories of the cemetery: of ritual, love, loss, redemption, emotion, history--and the business of death. But this is really a film about life: the Saint Valentine's Day rush in the florists; the American visitors eagerly searching for Irish ancestors; lost and longed for love; discovery and bereavement; earthy gravediggers and musicians in celebration. Above all, it's the story of an immensely engaging Tour Guide shepherding his charges--and us--through the headstones and monuments, through opinions and beliefs. Filled with the familiar and the fascinating, this is a documentary that offers a glimpse into the unknown, into a world we will all come to share. Often humorous, always affecting, ONE MILLION DUBLINERS explores life, death and the afterlife, and ends in a way that will stay with you forever. Even in a cemetery you never quite get used to death.
Notes
Title from container.
Originally produced as a documentary in 2014.
Bonus features: An introduction to Glasnevin Museum ; Daniel O'Connell - an introduction ; Michael Collins - an introduction ; Aerial photography of Glasnevin Cemetery ; Padraig Pearse oration re-enacted at the graveside of O'Donovan Rossa ; The Republican plot at Glasnevin Cemetery ; Tours of Glasnevin Cemetery ; trailer.