
A Week in the Life of Martin Cluxton
Based on real stories, using both actors and non-actors, and filmed on location in Dublin, A Week in the Life of Martin Cluxton (1971) is a rare example of Irish social realism. After years in an industrial school, Martin Cluxton (Derek King) returns home to Dublin but finds considerable prejudice and little opportunity. Broadcast on RTÉ, it was directed by Brian MacLochlainn, co-written by Caoimhín Ó Marcaigh and MacLochlainn, with music by jazz great Louis Stewart.
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- Language
- English
- dublin, ireland
- ireland
- social realism
- bleak
- borstal
- irish
- law breaking
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- TVhttps://www.rte.ie/archives/2016/1206/836988-a-week-in-the-life-of-martin-cluxton/9 Dec 1971
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A Week in the Life of Martin Cluxton was released on 9 December 1971.
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SPDonlan
6/10/2024
An Irish social realism for Irish problems? In this RTÉ production, sixteen-year-old Martin returns from reform school to an overcrowded home, inattentive parents, little opportunity, considerable prejudice, and all-too-frequent advice on the importance of law, order, and property. Clergy in the film are largely well-meaning. They introduce it and provide commentary – like an episode of _Radharc_, a popular, lo…
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