Country: Ireland
Year: 2013
Duration: 94'
Fionnan is busy organizing his own wedding, but he would rather do without the usual stag party. However, his fiancée Ruth insists and so Fionnan and his long-time friends get ready to spend a relaxing weekend in the Irish countryside. Or at least that is the plan, which does not include the presence of Ruth’s brother, known by all as “the Machine.” His dominating personality and his talent for seeking out danger to prove his masculinity transform the weekend into a decidedly unforgettable adventure.
Biography
film director
John Butler
John Butler (Dublin, Ireland, 1972), director and writer, directed commercials and documentaries before collaborating with Rory Bresnihan on the short George, which was nominated for the Irish Film and Television Awards in 2005. He won this award in 2011 for directing the TV series Your Bad Self. That same year the publishing house Picador published his debut novel The Tenderloin, nominated for the Irish Book Awards; as well he used to write a weekly column for “The Irish Times.” The Stag (2013), his first feature film, was presented at Torino Film Festival in the section Festa Mobile. Papi Chulo is his third feature-length fiction film.
FILMOGRAFIA
The Million Dollar Deal (doc., tv, 1999), George (coregia/codirector Rory Bresnihan, cm, 2005), The Ballad of Kid Kanturk (cm, 2009), Your Bad Self (serie tv/tv series, ep. 1-6, 2010), Immaturity for Charity (tv, 2012), The Stag (The Stag - Addio al celibato, 2013), Handsome Devil (2016), Papi Chulo (2018).
Declaration
film director
“What does it mean to be a man? What is ‘masculinity’, and in 2013, which masculine characteristics are positive? My aim was to make a comedy which was funny, but which also addressed these concerns in a way that was truthful. I’m inspired by filmmakers like Alexander Payne, who explore big issues in a truthful and also achingly funny way, and films like Sideways as well as other studies of men and their foibles like Swingers and Diner were an inspiration.”
Cast
& Credits
REGIA
John Butler
SCENEGGIATURA
John Butler, Peter McDonald
FOTOGRAFIA
Peter Robertson
MONTAGGIO
John O’Connor
SCENOGRAFIA
Ferdia Murphy
COSTUMI
Kathy Strachan
MUSICA
Stephen Rennicks, Hugh Drumm, Sponge Music
SUONO
Hugh Fox
INTERPRETI E PERSONAGGI
Andrew Scott (Davin), Hugh O’Conor (Fionnan), Peter McDonald («the Machine»), Brian Gleeson (Simon), Andrew Bennett (Large Kevin), Michael Legge (Little Kevin), Amy Huberman (Ruth)
PRODUTTORI
Rebecca O’Flanagan, Robert Walpole
PRODUZIONE
Treasure Entertainment
PRODUTTORI
Claire McCaughley, Cathleen Dore, Peter McDonald
John Butler
SCENEGGIATURA
John Butler, Peter McDonald
FOTOGRAFIA
Peter Robertson
MONTAGGIO
John O’Connor
SCENOGRAFIA
Ferdia Murphy
COSTUMI
Kathy Strachan
MUSICA
Stephen Rennicks, Hugh Drumm, Sponge Music
SUONO
Hugh Fox
INTERPRETI E PERSONAGGI
Andrew Scott (Davin), Hugh O’Conor (Fionnan), Peter McDonald («the Machine»), Brian Gleeson (Simon), Andrew Bennett (Large Kevin), Michael Legge (Little Kevin), Amy Huberman (Ruth)
PRODUTTORI
Rebecca O’Flanagan, Robert Walpole
PRODUZIONE
Treasure Entertainment
PRODUTTORI
Claire McCaughley, Cathleen Dore, Peter McDonald
