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The Dttblin ol’ the tilm i\ alxo a romantieised portra_\‘al ot' the eit}. It‘s a Dublin ot' )C\ICI'_\'CLII‘. unspoiled by wine bars and the e\ees.\e.\ ot' the eeonomie boom. Carlie} enjo} ed bringing his t‘aVourite plaees to the tore. ‘The plaees in the film would be m} ~\tomping ground here in Dublin. 1 would hare tried to woo man} girls in Waltons. unsueeesst‘ull); The locations are the older Dublin. the more 80.x Dublin. before the Celtie Tiger and the wine bar mentalit}.'
‘I WAS INTRIGUED BY THE IDEA THAT YOU CAN HAVE A ROMANCE WITH SOMEONE WITHOUT BETRAYING YOUR PARTNER. '
The sueeess of ()II('(’ in the l'nited State\. where it hax taken 83m at the bo\ ot‘liee and been one of the best rexiewed independent lilms ol‘ the )L‘ill'. led to llanxard'x hero Bob l)_\lan asking the singer to support him on tour. Americans. it seems. have tallen head oxer heel\ with (‘arney‘s tilm in the \ame spirit to whieh they took to similar indie stle‘eexs \[tll'lC\ \tlelt ax [fl/l)” Elliot and The I’ll/l .llonh‘.
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General release from Fri 19 Oct. The soundtrack is out now on Canvasback/ Sony.
THE FOOD OF LOVE
Onscreen rock‘n‘roll romances come in all shapes and sizes. Paul Dale proudly presents some of the more memorable ones
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