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The Commitments / The Van (DVD, 2010)

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The Van is a 1996 film, based on the novel The Van (the third in The Barrytown Trilogy) by Roddy Doyle. Like The Snapper (1993), it was directed by Stephen Frears. It was entered into the 1996 Cannes Film Festival.

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THE COMMITMENTS

Alan Parker's THE COMMITMENTS, based on Roddy Doyle's buoyant debut novel, follows the enjoyable travails of a band cobbled together by young Jimmy Rabbitte (Robert Arkins), whose vision is to bring soul music to Dublin. After putting an ad in the local paper, Jimmy assembles an unlikely group of musicians who, though nervous, raw, and rough, make music that speaks to something very near the heart of their audience of curious kids and sharp-tongued, sarcastic relatives. As the band nears its big break, egos clash and expectations of fame and fortune start to tear them apart, forcing Jimmy to fight desperately to keep them together.
THE COMMITMENTS bubbles over with life, largely on the strength of the young, mostly unknown cast. Andrew Strong shines in the role of the lead singer exuding a volatile and irresistible charisma as he transforms rapidly from an unsure adolescent into an egotistical spotlight hogger. Colm Meaney contributes a hilarious cameo as Jimmy's father (a role that would expand in two later film adaptations of Doyle novels, THE SNAPPER and THE VAN). Pumped along by killer 1960s soul tunes and crackling throughout with quick-witted dialogue, THE COMMITMENTS is an effervescent, affecting tour through working-class Dublin.

THE VAN

This is the third film adapted from a fictional trilogy by Irish writer Roddy Doyle, where this adaptation directed by Stephen Frears which is about two unemployed buddies who convert a dilapidated van into Bimbo's Burgers, a mobile fast-food joint selling fish and chips and hamburgers. Bimbo (Donal OÆKelly) is the brains behind the operation, while his slacker friend Larry (Colm Meany) is his bumbling helper. They first set up shop outside a pub to capture patrons streaming out after watching a telecast of Ireland playing in the World Cup. When Ireland is eliminated, the bumbling entrepreneurs move to a forlorn beach. They get the help of Larry's daughter Diane (Neili Conroy) and son Kevin (Rauidhuri Conroy), who soon becomes so disgusted with the fare that he becomes a vegetarian.

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Product Key Features

Film/TV Title
The Commitments / the Van
Actor
Colm Meaney, Andrew Strong
Director
Stephen Frears, Alan Parker
Format
DVD
Release Year
2010
Language
English
Features
Widescreen
Aspect Ratio
16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Genre
General, Comedy
Run Time
210 Mins

Additional Product Features

Certificate
15
Number of Discs
1
Country/Region of Manufacture
Ireland
Author
Roddy Doyle
Movie/TV Title
The Commitments / The Van
Sound source
Dolby Digital

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