noreen

This coming Thursday marks the beginning of the third year of the Shorts That Are Not Pants series. I have raved about this series in the past and I will continue to rave about it in the future. If you live in the Toronto area, you should definitely make a point to come out to at least one of the quarterly screenings. How often do you get to experience award-winning and unique shorts on the big screen at a great price? Today’s short film, Noreen, is one that played Shorts That Are Not Pants last January. Starring Brendan Gleeson, and directed and written by his son Domhnall Gleeson, the film follows two rural Irish cops who find a dead body during a routine house call. It is a dark comedy that serves up several great comedic moments. The script does lose its way a bit towards the end, but the genuine laughs more than make up for the film’s minor shortcomings.

Noreen
Director: Domhnall Gleeson/ Ireland/ 2010 / 18 minutes
Starring: Brendan Gleeson and Brian Gleeson

Published by Courtney Small

The founder of Cinema Axis, Courtney is a Rotten Tomatoes approved critic who can frequently be heard discussing film as co-host of Frameline on Radio Regent. Courtney has contributed to several publications including Leonard Maltin, That Shelf, POV Magazine, In the Seats, Black Girl Nerds, and Comix Asylum. He has appeared on ET Canada and Hollywood Suite's Cinema A to Z. Courtney celebrates diversity in cinema as host of the Changing Reels podcast and is a member of the Toronto Film Critics Association, the Online Film Critics Society, and the African American Film Critics Association. He is also a Golden Globes International Voter.

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  1. Brendan Gleeson is terrific…nice of him to star in his son’s short! This reminds me of the terrific Guard from 2011.

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