IMDb plot summary: Young Fiona lives with her grandparents in a small fishing village where she takes an active role to unravel the mysterious secrets.
Directed by John Sayles. Starring Jeni Courtney, Eileen Colgan, Mick Lally, and Richard Sheridan.
This is one of those films that just wraps you up cozily in the world it's created for you and it's just so comfortable to stay there. I didn't expect quite as much of a fantasy vibe early on, and while I won't spoil whether the story ends on a note of realism or magical realism, it toys with both for a good chunk of the story, and that's lovely. The cinematography on this is gorgeous, the kind of thing that makes you long to run away to a remote Irish village yourself, and the relationships between the characters is kind and loving despite the things that make their lives difficult. It's a sweet, charming story that I ended up liking much more than I first expected.
How it entered my Flickchart:
The Secret of Roan Inish > Sunday in the Park with George
The Secret of Roan Inish < Jack Goes Boating
The Secret of Roan Inish > About Elly
The Secret of Roan Inish > I and You
The Secret of Roan Inish < Top Secret!
The Secret of Roan Inish > Southside with You
The Secret of Roan Inish > The Magnificent Seven (1960)
The Secret of Roan Inish > Gandhi
The Secret of Roan Inish < How to Steal a Million
The Secret of Roan Inish < Cheaper by the Dozen (1950)
The Secret of Roan Inish < Frankenweenie
The Secret of Roan Inish > Willy's Wonderland
Final spot: #988 out of 3472, or 72%.
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