Seamus Heaney: Out of the Marvellous

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Seamus Heaney: Out of the Marvellous (2009)

Directed by Charlie McCarthy

Documentary · 1h 15m

A portrait of one of the greatest English-language poets of his generation, this joyful and penetrating documentary was made with the late Seamus Heaney's unprecedented collaboration. The film explores the key personal relationship in his life, that with his wife Marie, and follows him to Harvard, New York and London, to readings, signings and public interviews. Offering compelling insights into the working life of a major writer, it digs deep into the rich store of Heaney's poetry to reveal a man who lived his life fully; used his gifts to give expression to the great themes in all our lives of love, loss and longing; and managed, as a man and as a writer, to combine the simplicity of a farmer's son from County Derry with the sophistication of a major artist.

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Cast

Crew

Director
Charlie McCarthy

Details

Release date
2009-04-14
Runtime
1h 15m
Genres
Documentary
Original language
EN
Countries
Ireland