Ailsa


1h 18m 1994

Brief Synopsis

A tale of obsessive love about an office worker whose life begins to unravel once he fixates on a young female tenant in his apartment building.

Film Details

Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Romance
Release Date
1994
Production Company
Arte; Bank Of Ireland Group; European Script Fund; Irish Film Board; RT+ Ireland; Westdeutscher Rundfunk (Wdr); Windmill Lane

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 18m

Synopsis

A tale of obsessive love about an office worker whose life begins to unravel once he fixates on a young female tenant in his apartment building.

Crew

Peter Agnew

3rd Assistant Director

Russ Bailey

Construction Advisor

Ciaran Barry

Other

Dan Birch

Adr

Stephen Bradley

Co-Producer

Tina Brophy

Props Buyer

Christina Brosnan

Standby Props

Willie Butler

Security

Mary Casey

Sound Editor

Mary Casey

Assistant Editor

David D. Collins

Production Consultant

Jody Cosgrove

Assistant Location Manager

Noel Cullen

Electrician

Daisy Cummins

Production Team

Cian De Buitlear

Director Of Photography

Shane Deasy

Other

Richie Donnelly

Other

Christy Doody

Security

Andrew Douglas

Production Team

Michael Doyle

Special Effects Assistant

Dermot Dsikin

Assistant Sound Editor

Colin Duffin

Unit Driver

Neil Duggan

Props Van

David Dunhey

Electrician

Brian Fogarty

Assistant Foley Artist

Maurice Foley

Special Effects Supervisor

Daisy Fortune

Production Team

Jasmine Fortune

Catering Team

Johnny Fortune

Catering Team

Lizzie Fortune

Catering Team

Brendan Geraghty

1st Assistant Director

Tom Golden

Publicity

Alan Gregg

Assistant Foley Artist

Eamonn Griffin

Financial Advisor

Ed Guiney

Producer

Karl Hayden

Location Manager

Paco Hayes

Adr

Pat Hayes

Other

Gabhard Henke

Commissioning Editor (For Wdr)

James Hickey

Advisor

James Hickey

Legal Advisor

Andrew Hogarty

Other

Paul Holmes

Assistant Foley (Windmill Lane)

Matthew Hunt

Other

Matthew Hunt

Orchestration

Kate Hyland

Props Master

Pascal Jones

Other

Paul Kahoe

Props Van

Simon Kavanaugh

Special Effects Assistant

Conor Kelly

Other

Jack Keogh

Other

Victor Keogh

Grip Van

Kathryn Lennon

Co-Producer

Gavin Lyons

Production Team

Ruan Magan

Location Manager

James Maguire

Electrician

Dario Marianelli

Music

Brian Masterson

Mixer

Brian Masterson

Other

Brendan Mcgovern

Other

John Mckenna

Other

Lesley Mckimm

Production Coordinator

Ed Mcloughlin

Production Designer

Alastair Mcmillan

Assistant Engineer

Catherine Morris

Script Supervisor

Barbara Mulcahy

Other

Annette Murphy

Additional Art Department

Philip Murphy

Grip

Sinead Murphy

Publicity

M Murray

Accounts

Linda Ni Mhaonaigh

Hair

Linda Ni Mhaonaigh

Makeup Artist

Irene O'brien

Art Direction Team

Tom O'brien

Props Van

Vivion O'brien

Carpenter

Joseph O'connor

Source Material

Joseph O'connor

Screenplay

Paul O'hare

Additional Art Department Team

Pßdraig O'neill

Art Direction

Liam O'riain

Carpenter

Christy O'shaughnessy

Other

Thomas O'shaughnessy

Other

Tommy O'shaughnessy

Other

Barry O'sullivan

Boom Operator

Daine O'sullivan

Production Assistant

Moira O'sullivan

Assistant Makeup

Moira O'sullivan

Assistant Hair

Sheila Pahey

Wardrobe Mistress

John Power

Title Design

John Power

Graphic Designer

Ormond Quay

Other

Patrick Redmond

Stills Photographer

Emer Reynolds

Editor

Robbie Richardson

Painter

Charlotte Somens

2nd Assistant Director

Rod Stoneman

Executive Producer (Irish Film Board)

Maurice Swan

Gaffer

Nial Swann

Electrician

Marie Tierney

Costume Designer

Simon Walch

Trainee Assistant Cameraman

Brendan Walsh

Special Effects Assistant

Simon J Wells

Sound Mixer

Sylvia Wheeler

Negative Cutter

Film Details

Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Romance
Release Date
1994
Production Company
Arte; Bank Of Ireland Group; European Script Fund; Irish Film Board; RT+ Ireland; Westdeutscher Rundfunk (Wdr); Windmill Lane

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 18m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States 1994

Released in United States 1995

Released in United States November 1994

Released in United States September 1994

Released in United States Winter January 1, 1994

Awarded Best First Film at 1994 San Sebastian International Film Festival.

Shown at Cleveland International Film Festival March 30 - April 9, 1995.

Shown at International Festival of Young Cinema (in competition) in Turin, Italy November 18-27, 1994.

Shown at Montreal World Film Festival August 25 - September 5, 1994.

Shown at San Sebastian International Film Festival September 15-24, 1994.

Released in United States 1994 (Awarded Best First Film at 1994 San Sebastian International Film Festival.)

Based on the short story "Ailsa" by Joseph O'Connor, published in the collection "True Believers."

Feature fictional directorial debut for Irish documentarian Paddy Breathnach.

Released in United States 1994 (Shown at Montreal World Film Festival August 25 - September 5, 1994.)

Released in United States 1995 (Shown at Cleveland International Film Festival March 30 - April 9, 1995.)

Released in United States Winter January 1, 1994

Released in United States September 1994 (Shown at San Sebastian International Film Festival September 15-24, 1994.)

Released in United States November 1994 (Shown at International Festival of Young Cinema (in competition) in Turin, Italy November 18-27, 1994.)