Cyprus Avenue/Fine Points Films, directed by Brendan J. Byrne By Breandán Mac Suibhne At the time of the Hunger Strikes, one issue animating Irish critics was the relationship between fiction and history. Translations (1980)—Brian Friel’s play about language and politics, loss, learning and betrayal—had, some argued, distorted history. Set in Donegal in 1833, the play ... Read more
