Thursday, January 9, 2014

Movie 11: Inside I'm Dancing



“Inside I’m Dancing,” also released as “Rory O’Shea was Here,” is a comedy drama filmed in Dublin and Wicklow and directed by Damien O’Donnell in 2004. The film follows two disabled young men, played by James McAvoy and Steven Robertson, as they strive for physical and emotional independence outside of their institutionalised home.

Dame Street


The closing scene of the movie sees Michael independently making his way through Dame Street. This is one of many large thoroughfares in Dublin city. The street takes its name from the medival church of St. Mary del Dam that was annihilated in the 17th century. Dame Street houses many banks such as the AIB, Ulster Bank and the Central Bank of Ireland which can be seen if the movie. The Central Bank of Ireland was founded in1943 and has been the banker of the Government of Ireland since the first of January 1972.

James Joyce Bridge


Rory and Michael joke about the James Joyce Bridge not being accessible for wheelchair users with suicidal intentions. This Bridge was opened on the 16th of June 2003. The road bridge spans over the River Liffey, connecting the Sough Quay to the north side of Dublin at Blackhall Place. The bridge was designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava and constructed by Irishenco Construction. The bridge is forety meters long with a single-span structural steel design and two outward angles arches. It was named after the Irish author James Joyce.

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