The Banshees of Inisherin

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The Banshees of Inisherin
A poster of two men standing by a sea shore with a dog lying between them. The tagline reads: "Everything was fine yesterday."
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Directed by Martin McDonagh
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Written by Martin McDonagh
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Music by Carter Burwell
Cinematography Ben Davis[1]
Edited by Mikkel E. G. Nielsen
Production
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Distributed by Searchlight Pictures
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  • 5 September 2022 (2022-09-05) (Venice)
  • 21 October 2022 (2022-10-21) (Ireland/United Kingdom/United States)
Running time
 114 minutes[2]
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  • Ireland
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
Language English
Box office $29.1 million[3][4]

The Banshees of Inisherin is a 2022 dark tragicomedy film directed, written, and co-produced by Martin McDonagh.[5][6] Set on a remote island off the west coast of Ireland, the film stars Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson as two lifelong friends who find themselves at an impasse when one abruptly ends their relationship, with alarming consequences for both of them; Kerry Condon and Barry Keoghan also star. It reunites Farrell and Gleeson, who previously worked together on McDonagh's directorial debut In Bruges (2008).[7][8]

The Banshees of Inisherin had its world premiere at the 79th Venice International Film Festival on September 5, 2022, where Farrell won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor and McDonagh won the Golden Osella for Best Screenplay.[9] It was theatrically released in Ireland, the United Kingdom, and United States on October 21, 2022, by Searchlight Pictures. The film received widespread acclaim from critics, who praised McDonagh's direction and screenplay, Carter Burwell's score, and the performances of the main cast.

The film received nine nominations at the 95th Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor (Farrell), Best Supporting Actor (for both Gleeson and Keoghan), Best Supporting Actress (Condon) and Best Original Screenplay.[10] It also led with eight nominations at the 80th Golden Globe Awards, the most achieved by any film since Cold Mountain in 2004, winning three: Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, Best Actor – Musical or Comedy (for Farrell), and Best Screenplay.[11][12] The film additionally received nine nominations at the 28th Critics' Choice Awards and ten nominations at the 76th British Academy Film Awards, respectively.[13][14] At the 29th Screen Actors Guild Awards, the film received five nominations, alongside Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022), tying the record for the most nominations previously set by Shakespeare in Love (1998), Chicago (2002), and Doubt (2008).[15] It was also named one of the Top Ten Films of 2022 by the National Board of Review.[16]

Plot

At the tail end of the Irish Civil War in 1923, on the fictional Irish isle of Inisherin, folk musician Colm Doherty abruptly begins ignoring his lifelong friend and drinking buddy Pádraic Súilleabháin. Pádraic, though nice and well liked by the islanders, is too "dull" for Colm, who wishes to spend the remainder of his life composing music and doing things for which he will be remembered. Pádraic's life is destabilised by the loss of one of his few friends; as Pádraic grows increasingly distressed at the rejection, Colm becomes more resistant to his old friend's attempts to speak to him. Colm eventually gives Pádraic an ultimatum: every time Pádraic bothers him or tries to talk with him, Colm will cut off one of his own left fingers with a pair of sheep shears.

Though Pádraic's caring sister Siobhán and troubled local boy Dominic attempt to defuse the pair's escalating battle, their efforts prove fruitless. After a drunken Pádraic confronts him in the pub and then attempts to apologise, Colm cuts off one of his fingers and throws it at Pádraic's door. After Pádraic sees Colm meeting with a fiddler from the mainland, Pádraic tricks the fiddler into returning home by lying about his father being hit by a bread van. As the tensions worsen, local elder Mrs. McCormick warns Pádraic that death will come to the island soon. Meanwhile, Siobhán gently rejects Dominic's romantic advances.

Pádraic visits Colm to reprimand him for behaving so badly. Colm reveals that he has finished composing his song, which he calls "The Banshees of Inisherin". Pádraic suggests that he should go ahead to the pub and order them a couple of pints. Colm says that would be fine. Pádraic tells Colm about lying to the fiddler to run him off the island, and that perhaps all three of them could have drinks. Colm cuts off his remaining left fingers with the shears and throws them at the door of Padraic's cottage.

Sick of life on the island, Siobhán moves to the mainland for a job in a library. Pádraic comes home to find his pet donkey Jenny has choked on one of the fingers and died. A heartbroken Pádraic blames Colm for Jenny's death. He confronts Colm to tell him he will burn his house down the next day. Pádraic sets the house on fire, taking Colm's dog to safety. As Pádraic leaves, he sees Colm sitting inside the burning building. The local policeman, Dominic's abusive father Peadar, goes to Pádraic's house. He is diverted away by Mrs. McCormick, who wordlessly leads him to Dominic's corpse floating in the nearby lake.

The next morning, Pádraic, with the dog, finds Colm standing on the beach beside his burnt-out house. Colm apologises for Jenny's death and suggests destroying the house has ended their feud, but Pádraic informs him that it only would have ended if he had stayed inside the house. When Colm wonders if the Civil War has ended, Pádraic states he believes it may be a good thing that there are some things that cannot be moved on from. As Pádraic turns to leave, Colm thanks him for looking after his dog; "Any time", Pádraic replies. Unbeknownst to them, Mrs. McCormick is watching them from a distance by Colm's burned cottage.

Cast

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The film's stars, Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson

Production

In February 2020, Martin McDonagh was reported to have set his next directorial effort up with Searchlight Pictures, and it would see him reunite with his In Bruges stars Brendan Gleeson and Colin Farrell.[7][8] In August 2021, Kerry Condon and Barry Keoghan were added to the cast.[17][18]

Principal photography began in August 2021 in Inishmore before moving to Achill Island later that month.[19][20][21] Locations used on Achill include Cloughmore (JJ Devine's Pub), Purteen Harbour (O'Riordan's shop), Keem Bay (Colm Doherty's house), Corrymore Lake (Mrs. McCormick's cottage) and St. Thomas's Church in Dugort. Filming wrapped on 23 October 2021.[22]

Music

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Main article: The Banshees of Inisherin (score)

The original score is composed by Carter Burwell, McDonagh's frequent collaborator. McDonagh did not want Burwell to compose an "Irish-based" score despite the film's setting.[23][24][25] For Pádraic's character, Burwell approached a "child-like" and "Disney character" based score, and also used fiddle-themed compositions for Colm.[26] The film's soundtrack was digitally released by Hollywood Records on 21 October 2022 along with the film.[27]

Release

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Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, and Martin McDonagh at the premiere of the film at the 66th BFI London Film Festival

The Banshees of Inisherin had its world premiere at the 79th Venice International Film Festival on 5 September 2022 where it received a 15-minute standing ovation from the audience, the longest of that year's festival.[28][29] It also screened at the Toronto International Film Festival that same month and was screened as the opening night film of the 31st Philadelphia Film Festival on 19 October 2022.[30] It was theatrically released on 21 October 2022.[31]

The film was released on rental PVOD and made available to stream on HBO Max on 13 December 2022, and was released on Blu-ray and DVD on 20 December 2022 by 20th Century Studios Home Entertainment and Disney / Buena Vista.[32][33][34]

The film was released on Disney+ as part of the Star content hub in selected regions on 14 December 2022, and 21 December 2022 in the United Kingdom and Ireland.[35] The film was also released on Disney+ Hotstar in India on 14 December 2022.[36]

Reception

Box office

As of 23 January 2023, The Banshees of Inisherin has grossed $9.4 million in the United States and Canada, and $19.7 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $29.1 million.[3][4]

In the film's opening weekend in the U.S. it made $184,454 from four theaters, for a per-venue average of $46,113, making it the second-highest grossing opener for a Fall 2022 platform release, behind Till.[37] The following weekend the film expanded to 58 theaters, making $535,170.[38] The following weekend it expanded to 895 theaters, making $2.1 million and finishing seventh at the box office.[39] These results were attributed to the increasing change in audience behavior towards prestige films in a moviegoing environment altered by the COVID-19 pandemic, where moviegoers would refuse to see and support these particular titles in favor of franchise and straight-forward horror films.[40][41]

Critical response

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 97% of 312 reviews are positive, with an average rating of 8.7/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Featuring some of Martin McDonagh's finest work and a pair of outstanding lead performances, The Banshees of Inisherin is a finely crafted feel-bad treat."[42] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 87 out of 100, based on 62 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".[43]

Peter Bradshaw from The Guardian gave the film four out of five stars writing that "as a study of male loneliness and swallowed anger it is weirdly compelling and often very funny".[44] Todd McCarthy from Deadline Hollywood wrote that the film was "a simple and diabolical tale of a friendship's end shot through with bristling humor and sudden moments of startling violence", he also praised Ben Davis' cinematography and Carter Burwell's score.[45] David Ehrlich from IndieWire rated it B+, writing that "its constant undercurrent of humor affords the story's most pressing questions an appropriately ridiculous context, one that speaks to the absurdities of all existence". He also called it McDonagh's best work since In Bruges.[46]

Matthew Creith from Screen Rant noted the film's "demonstration of the metaphorical aspects of civil disobedience and internal protest between a set of individuals is remarkably hilarious".[47] The New York Times' Kyle Buchanan wrote: "The film was rapturously received here in Venice, earning a lengthy standing ovation and rave reviews."[48] In a review for Variety, Guy Lodge wrote: "What begins as a doleful, anecdotal narrative becomes something closer to mythic in its rage and resonance: McDonagh has long fixated on the most visceral, vengeful extremes of human behavior, but never has he formed something this sorely heartbroken from that fascination."[49]

David Rooney from The Hollywood Reporter called the film "a ruminative ensemble piece that expertly balances the tragicomic with the macabre, inhabiting territory adjacent to McDonagh's stage work yet also sweepingly cinematic".[50] Robbie Collin of The Telegraph awarded it 5/5 stars and described it as "an often shoulder-shudderingly funny film, whose comic dialogue is dazzlingly designed and performed".[51]

Conversely, Mark Feeney, writing for The Boston Globe, gave an unenthusiastic review, describing it as "a short story trying to be a novel" and calling the metaphor for the Irish Civil War "awfully flat-footed".[52]

Year-end lists

The film appeared on a number of critics' lists of the best films of 2022:[53][54]

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Accolades

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Main article: List of accolades received by The Banshees of Inisherin

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