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The Disappearance Of Finbar [DVD] [1996]

DVD ~ Luke Griffin
5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Luke Griffin, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Sean Lawlor, Chris Meehan, Toner Quinn
  • Directors: Sue Clayton
  • Format: Anamorphic, PAL, Widescreen
  • Language English, Finnish, Swedish
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: Cinema Club
  • DVD Release Date: 13 Oct 2003
  • Run Time: 100 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00009PBY4
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 61,170 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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DVD Description
Finbar Flynn is a working class boy living in a grim concrete jungle in Dublin. Nobody living there really expects much, assuming that their future will mirror that of the previous generation – Finbar is different. He has the chance to play for Zurich Grasshoppers FC. But things go wrong.

With the disappointment of a whole community on his shoulders, Finbar dives from a flyover and disappears. No body is ever found. The community is paralysed. But it is Finbar’s best friend, Danny, that feels his loss the most. Even with the creation of the ‘Find Finbar’ committee and the release of a pop song in his memory, Finbar remains missing. Then there is a phone call in the middle of the night. Danny sets off to the beautifully harsh landscapes of Sweden to track down the friend he lost three years ago. Danny expects to find Finbar, what he didn’t expect was to find himself.

Special Features

  • Interview with Jonathan Rhys-Meyers
  • Making the music
  • Extracts from Upstarts
  • Heart songs
  • The National Missing Persons Helpline advert
  • Interview with Director Sue Clayton

DVD Technical Information:

  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9 Ananmorphic
  • Soundtrack: English Stereo
  • Disc Format: Single sided, dual layer – DVD-9
  • Colour
  • PAL
  • Region Code: 0 (All)
  • Running Time (feature): 100 minutes approx.


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28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic film, moving, funny and beautifully filmed., 11 Jul 2004
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I first saw this film some years ago on tv and was really mesmerised by it. I was also astonished and disappointed not to have been able to see it anywhere since. I was greatly cheered to find it available on DVD having got a player at Christmans and got this DVD version which is a quality reproduction. A chance to see it again after years of waiting has not dispappointed. It's a well scripted and well crafted film, the acting is great and while the underlying plot has quite a sad resonance there are also tremendously funny bits threading though it too (look out for the song 'So long Finnbar Flynn' and you'll see what I mean). There are some wonderfully eccentric characters in the story too.

The filming of the fabulous scandanavian landscape is a joy to behold - deserving of an 'oscar' if you ask me (alas the people who award them probably haven't seen this..). There's also lovely music too as icing on the cake.

If you like affecting stories about people with troubled relationships - rather than action and violence etc. then get a copy of this and watch it, it's really tremendous and worth repeated viewings. It's almost poetic to my mind.

Brilliant !

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A poem in film form, 27 Feb 2007
Beautiful, easily one of the best films I've ever seen and yet extremely difficult to describe in a review. There is a storyline, but the film meanders around very slowly as it heads toward it's climax, taking the time to explore notions of friendship and how people perceive their place in communities and places, that sort of thing. The acting is superb but it's the cinematography that really helps the film to stand out, lots of shots of Dublin looking gritty and then moving onto wonderfully filmed shots of Northern Sweden. It's not to everyone's taste, it's slow and not a great deal happens but i feel it's worth giving a try if you've the patience. I have to say i don't usually enjoy this sort of art house stuff either but am probably biased as i lived for a year in Finland and fell in love with all things Scandinavian. Overall highly recommended
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars MAKING A CORRECTION, 10 Dec 2007
By Ms. S. Clayton "Sue Clayton" (UK) - See all my reviews
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I am not reviewing it as I am the director! I just wanted to thank the people below for saying such nice things.. ad also if Amazon sees this, that in some places on the site it says this film was made by Reiska Laine, who is someone Ive never heard of. You can check I am the director on IMDb etc etc and on the box!

best
Sue Clayton
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