That was decades before digital video and the non-linear editing systems. How many new Irish directors have made that number of features in their entire career? None is the answer. Something's wrong with the system here. If Corman's too lowbrow then Bergman and Fassbinder also produced a large output of features. What's going on in this country? Cheap technology is available yet Irish filmmakers seems to take years to produce even one feature film. That of course only happens after a few shorts get made first. Then the follow-up feature (if any) takes another few years. Is the obsession with a certain technical standard discouraging Irish directors to just 'do it'? Is it now too easy to make movies so new barriers need to put in place (funding, script rewrites)? Does the bar get raised everytime a new camera arrives making the previous ones 'redundant'? Are Irish filmmakers too snobbish to use older equipment because the 'look' is out of date? Are they waiting to hear back fom the Film Board and cannot proceed with making a feature until they receive 'official approval'? As singer Toyah once shouted: It's a mystery!
Another famous movie with an Irish theme. Set in Africa a TCD graduate heads off alone to find a diamond mine. His daughter gets an explore...
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