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If it had been written as a piece of fiction no one would have believed it, but In the Name of the Father is the true story of one of the most shocking episodes in British legal history. Dealing with the events surrounding the Guildford pub bombing in 1974 and the subsequent 15-year fight for justice, the film portrays a nation in the grip of an anti-system, desperate to find culprits at any cost, however immoral, illegal or brutal. By playing out the drama in personal as well as political terms--the relationship between Gerry Conlon (Day-Lewis) and his father (Pete Postlethwaite) becomes the story's centrepiece--the film works on numerous levels, but the events are no less shameful for it. The court case that ultimately freed the three men and one woman only takes centre stage for the last 20 minutes but despite that--and the fact that the outcome is no secret--it is high drama and completely gripping. This is an unmissable example of genuinely courageous cinema.
On the DVD: Where the real-life events behind the film might have offered huge scope for additional material, the DVD provides little beyond production and cast notes. The film's re-creation of both 1970s Belfast and London is very realistic, intensified by the anamorphic screen ratio, and the excellent soundtrack (including Bono, Sinead O'Connor and Thin Lizzy), which helps drive the action, is intensified by the Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack. --Phil Udell
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In Irlanda, il giovane Gerry Conlon, coinvolto in una guerriglia urbana con gli inglesi e con l'IRA, ripara in Inghilterra con l'amico Paul Hill che, arrestato per un attentato che distrugge un pub e sottoposto a violente pressioni, suo malgrado lo denuncia. Gerry, maltrattato per sette giorni dalla polizia, che minaccia di uccidergli il padre Giuseppe, firma una falsa dichiarazione coinvolgendo due hippy della comune dove si era rifugiato con Hill: Paddy Armstrong e Carole Richardson. La polizia arresta poi la zia Annie ed il padre per favoreggiamento. Dopo un processo iniquo, orchestrato dall'ispettore Robert Dixon, che ha coordinato arresti e interrogatori preliminari, tutti vengono condannati. Dopo 15 anni Gerry e il padre, che dividono la cella, scoprono il vero attentatore, Joseph McAndrew. La polizia non ha voluto riaprire il processo, e Giuseppe, tramite l'avvocatessa Gareth Peirce, cerca di dimostrare la verità. Ma la malferma salute lo stronca, ed il figlio, che in carcere ha imparato ad apprezzarne le qualità umane e morali, ne raccoglie l'eredità. Per un fortuito equivoco, la Peirce, che sta consultando, col controllo di Dixon, il fascicolo di Giuseppe, riesce a prendere visione di quello di Gerry, e trova le prove occultate alla difesa da Dixon al processo, ossia la cruciale testimonianza di un barbone irlandese, Charlie Burke, che ha incontrato Gerry e Paul in un parco londinese la notte dell'attentato, la cui esistenza è stata sempre negata dagli inquirenti, e che avrebbe scagionato tutti gli imputati ed i loro presunti complici. Nel processo che segue, ottenuto anche grazie al vasto movimento d'opinione pubblica sorto attorno al clamoroso caso, emerge la verità e tutti vengono liberati.
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22 of 24 people found the following review helpful
By Goldie locks
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This movie is one of my favorite movies of all time! It was the movie that introduced me to the genius of Daniel Day Lewis and to the issues of the IRA and Northern Ireland. I was 10 when I first saw this movie and the horror of what it depicted stayed with me. The performances of the actors are brilliant all the way around as is the direction. It made me laugh, it made me cry and probably best of all it made me realize that things aren't always the way they seem, even if it is the police who are giving you the facts.
There are other reviewers who have summarized the movie, so I won't do that here. What I will say is this: apart from the actual story being told in the movie, it is a movie well worth watching because it is still so very current in the issue of terrorism and how we deal with this. The way that the British police treats the people they bring in for "questioning" are horrifyingly similar to the things you hear on the news that the "democratic" nations fighting for democracy in the Middle East are doing to supposed terrorists. This movie forces you to take a good look at your own opinions on post-9/11 legislation, i.e. the PATRIOT Act and other similar laws it spawned. It forces you to think about whether or not you can completely trust the information you are given by a government desperate to put a face on an enemy who is spreading terror amongst the nation's citizens.
I have recommended this movie to pretty much everyone I know and so I will do the same here. I have yet to meet anyone who didn't like it so I can only assume that it is not just me.
There are other reviewers who have summarized the movie, so I won't do that here. What I will say is this: apart from the actual story being told in the movie, it is a movie well worth watching because it is still so very current in the issue of terrorism and how we deal with this. The way that the British police treats the people they bring in for "questioning" are horrifyingly similar to the things you hear on the news that the "democratic" nations fighting for democracy in the Middle East are doing to supposed terrorists. This movie forces you to take a good look at your own opinions on post-9/11 legislation, i.e. the PATRIOT Act and other similar laws it spawned. It forces you to think about whether or not you can completely trust the information you are given by a government desperate to put a face on an enemy who is spreading terror amongst the nation's citizens.
I have recommended this movie to pretty much everyone I know and so I will do the same here. I have yet to meet anyone who didn't like it so I can only assume that it is not just me.
23 of 28 people found the following review helpful
By Touring Mars
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Format:DVD
If ever a story was worthy of being told on the big screen (and to a big audience), it would have to be this one. It is the story of the Guildford Four, and in particular Gerry (and father Giuseppe) Conlon, who were wrongly imprisoned for the bombing of a pub in Guildford. It is also the story of how the basic human rights of a fair trial and of access to justice were denied by the British government, resulting in one of the most high-profile miscarriages of justice in British history.
Nominated for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor (Daniel Day-Lewis) Oscars, "In The Name Of The Father" brought back together the Oscar-winning combination of Jim Sheridan and Day-Lewis ("My Left Foot"). The credentials of this movie speak for themselves, but add to that a subtle soundtrack (with tracks specially written by Bono of U2), and some brilliantly shot scenes of 'The Troubles' in Belfast (and London), and you've got yourself something very special...
True, there are several (somewhat glaring) factual errors in this movie (like the presentation of the new evidence in the appeal courts), but this doesn't in any way detract from the importance of the take-home messages from this movie, those being about the injustice, brutality and inhumanity of a government (and police force) hell-bent on prosecuting someone/anyone they could for what was admittedly a truly horrific crime, but one in which the victims also included those who were put behind bars.
Acting from Day-Lewis and Pete Postlethwaite is particularly outstanding, and the interplay of their characters lends the film an emotional depth rivalled only by a handful of others. Everyone involved in making this movie seems to deal with the subject matter with the utmost respect and gravitas.
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On 5'th October 1974 an IRA bomb exploded in a crowded Guildford pub; killing many and injuring/maiming far more. To me the events which followed, and which this film encapsulates perfectly, demonstrate the ludicrously unjust situations which inevitably arise, when a 'democratic' government insists on being bound by 'the international rule of law' when dealing with terrorists, who quite evidently don't give a damn about the law themselves.
Knowing 'those responsible' have almost certainly left the country, but fearing widespread anti-Irish riots; these same 'respect for justice' politicians have no hesitation in 'secretly' bringing massive pressure(promotion, pensions etc...) on police forces to apprehend 'those responsible'. In blind desperation, the police trawl the area, find a few faces that will 'fit' and manufacture a case against them. A show trial is organized. As the felons are dispatched to prison, an exultant media spotlights those involved, the career prospects of whom are enhanced! These senior political, police and media figures involved however; mostly knew that the unfortunates beginning their 20-30yrs jail terms were innocent!
The rest of this genuinely human drama, illustrates the grim reality endured by Gerry and Giuseppe Conlon, Paul Hill and Annie Maguire as they struggle to exist as innocent victims of the institutional corruption/incompetence, endemic throughout the British establishment of that time; which is the true villian of this hard-hitting and very relevant film. To my mind however the real culprits were not the Prison Guards, Police Officers/Chiefs etc.... pilloried; but the politicians who's failure to take the hard decision's needed; enabled this situation amongst others, to get out of hand in the first place.... Read more ›
Knowing 'those responsible' have almost certainly left the country, but fearing widespread anti-Irish riots; these same 'respect for justice' politicians have no hesitation in 'secretly' bringing massive pressure(promotion, pensions etc...) on police forces to apprehend 'those responsible'. In blind desperation, the police trawl the area, find a few faces that will 'fit' and manufacture a case against them. A show trial is organized. As the felons are dispatched to prison, an exultant media spotlights those involved, the career prospects of whom are enhanced! These senior political, police and media figures involved however; mostly knew that the unfortunates beginning their 20-30yrs jail terms were innocent!
The rest of this genuinely human drama, illustrates the grim reality endured by Gerry and Giuseppe Conlon, Paul Hill and Annie Maguire as they struggle to exist as innocent victims of the institutional corruption/incompetence, endemic throughout the British establishment of that time; which is the true villian of this hard-hitting and very relevant film. To my mind however the real culprits were not the Prison Guards, Police Officers/Chiefs etc.... pilloried; but the politicians who's failure to take the hard decision's needed; enabled this situation amongst others, to get out of hand in the first place.... Read more ›
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