Last of the High Kings (1996)

Last of the High Kings: Directed by David Keating. With Catherine O’Hara, Jared Leto, Christina Ricci, Gabriel Byrne. It is 1977, Dublin rocks to the music of Thin Lizzy and the world is stunned by the death of Elvis Presley. Frankie, caught between acne and adulthood, has just completed his final exams in school. Convinced he will fail, he survives the summer organising a beach party, having lustful thoughts about two girls he believes are unobtainable and fending off the advances from a visiting American family friend, all whilst coping with his oddball family.

“The other comments should in fact give you a good indication of whether youu0026#39;ll enjoy the film. If youu0026#39;re interested in Ricciu0026#39;s appearance, would really feel more comfortable if films have laughter tracks too or donu0026#39;t really know about Irish people (or anyone outside North America), youu0026#39;re not really going to get it. If, however, you enjoy the nuances of spoken language, rites-of-passage films, the idiosyncrasies of Irish rural life or u0026#39;70s rock East of the Atlantic, youu0026#39;ll go for this Gregoryu0026#39;s Girly slow-moving heartbreaker.”