← PREVIOUS POSTTHE QUIET MAN RELATED POSTS LA NOUVELLE VAGUEJuly 24, 2013-Posted by Mark Ryall “EVERYONE’S A CRITIC”: THE FRENCH NEW WAVE AND THE LEGACY OF THE AUTEUR THEORY Mention of the Nouvelle Vague to the … READ MORE →15 MIN READTHE QUIET MANMarch 16, 2023-Posted by Mark Ryall IRISH ASSIMILATION AND THE QUIET INFLUENCE OF MICHALEEN OGE FLYNN On the surface, it would appear that Barry Fitzgerald’s portrayal of … READ MORE →11 MIN READTHE DEPARTED AND THE BOSTON CRIME DRAMAJune 13, 2014-Posted by Mark Ryall HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT: SCORSESE, THE DEPARTED AND THE ASSIMILATED IRISH-AMERICAN IDENTITY The heterogeneous microclimate of Boston has allowed the ethnic … READ MORE →20 MIN READ