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Blue Road: The Edna O'Brien Story (12A)

This documentary explores the life and controversial career of groundbreaking Irish writer Edna O'Brien, bringing her personal journals and novels to life.

12 June

From £6

The McCarthy

1h 40m

About

In 1960, a young Irish woman named Edna O’Brien wrote a sexually frank debut novel, The Country Girls. She became a literary sensation, writing for The New Yorker, delivering provocative interviews, and authoring screenplays. 

Her success enraged her writer husband and made her a pariah in her native Ireland, where her books were banned and burned. She would make her home in London, where she conducted numerous love affairs, hosted star-studded parties, and made and lost a fortune. 

In July 2024, Edna passed away and this film provides a final testimony from her, aged 93, as she reflects upon her extraordinary life for filmmaker Sinéad O’Shea’s camera. 

Granting the director access to her personal journals — read aloud in the film by the Oscar nominated Irish actress Jessie Buckley — and with additional perspectives offered from Gabriel Byrne, Walter Mosley and an array of renowned writers, Edna does not shy from any subject.


★★★★ ‘A thoroughly enjoyable and engaging study.’ The Guardian 

★★★★ ‘Remarkable.' The Irish Times

★★★★★ ‘One of the best documentaries you'll see in 2025.’ RTÉ

Violence, language, references to domestic abuse, sex, drugs, suicide

Credits

Directed by Sinéad O’Shea

Dates & Tickets

Thursday

12th June

7:45pm

From £6

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