Her books were banned and burned in her native Ireland. In London and New York, she had illicit love affairs, hosted star-studded parties, and made and lost a fortune. Blue Road – The Edna O’Brien Story is a candid portrait of one of the world’s greatest and most charismatic writers, Irish author Edna O’Brien.
In her final year, aged 93, she shares her diaries and gives one last interview to filmmaker Sinéad O’Shea about her extraordinary life. Her diaries are read aloud by Oscar nominated actress Jessie Buckley.
World premiered and rave reviewed at the esteemed Toronto International Film Festival, the opening night film at the prestigious DOC NYC Festival and recently scooping the award for Best New Irish Feature and the competitive audience award at the Cork International Film Festival,
O’Shea’s film arrives heavily garlanded and should be a fascinating watch, telling a tale as much about the repressiveness of Ireland during the Silent Gen and Boomer periods as about the writer herself.
In selected cinemas – IFI, Light House etc – from Jan 31st