Waking Ned

Waking Ned Devine! is a British- Irish film comedy from 1998, in a small Irish village the survival of a deceased lottery winner's pretending not to let the profit expire.

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In the small Irish village of Tullymore ( Tulaigh Mhór ) wins one of the 52 inhabitants of the jackpot in the weekly lottery - but no one knows who the winner is. The two old friends Jackie O'Shea and Michael O'Sullivan make together with Jackie's wife Annie in mind to determine the winner. When not appear at a given Party for this purpose the old Ned Devine, Jackie looks for him at home and finds him dead in front of the ongoing television, the winning ticket in hand - apparently died of fright about winning. Since it is already late at night, decide to O'Sheas to report the death until the following day. At night, however Jackie has a dream in which Ned tells him what a party he had organized for all villagers of his win.

Inspired by this dream, decide Jackie and his friend Michael to collect the lottery instead of Ned Devine. The eloquent Jackie wants to spend against the lottery company in the Far Dublin as Ned Devine. A storm has cut the telephone lines of the village the previous night, as the only link to the outside world is a cell phone on a cliff nearby.

After the call to the lottery company, the two friends rehearse on the beach, the anticipated conversation with their representatives, which, however, surprisingly appears already in the moment. He asks for directions and if Jackie O'Shea know a Ned Devine. Since Jackie O'Shea now can not spend more than Ned Devine, must the seated behind a rock, thoroughly honest Michael O'Sullivan the take, which leads to some complications. Jackie O'Shea guides the lottery representatives on numerous detours to the home of Ned Devine. Meanwhile, there already but Michael O'Sullivan arrived by motorcycle and pretends to be Ned Devine. The lottery representatives announced that the profit is much higher than expected, namely 6.89462 million pounds. He announces further inquiries in the village about Ned's identity for the next few days. Jackie decides, given the amount of profit to dedicate every 52 inhabitants of Tullymore in the plan and also to distribute the profit among all.

The plan is widely accepted. The very unpopular, grouchy Lizzy Quinn initially refused to sign, and then blackmailed all others: Just for a share of one million pounds they agree to the thing, otherwise they will report the fraud to the lottery company and this exposed premium - 10 percent of the profit - cash. The villagers take their threat but not serious, since the village is still cut off from the outside world and Lizzy, the ( allegedly) travels only with her electric wheelchair, so can not call from a phone box.

When Ned Devine's funeral surprisingly, the representatives of the lottery company appears for his inquiries, what Jackie has to improvise an obituary for his old friend Michael O'Sullivan, of the "own" stirred attends funeral. This scene dispelled all doubt, that the representative of the alleged Ned Devine presented the check and departs again. The whole village celebrates the win.

However, Lizzy Quinn has now, unnoticed by the revelers, made with her ​​wheelchair on the way to the phone booth to denounce the impostor. But as soon as the connection is established, plagued by hay fever lottery agents caused an evasive maneuver of the oncoming vehicle. The car in which the returning to the island pastor is, collides with the phone booth, which is together with Lizzy Quinn flung from the high cliff.

In a subplot, the love story of the pig farmers Pig Finn and his beloved Maggie O'Toole is told, who lives with her ​​illegitimate son Morris with her father. She loves Finn, who thinks he is the father of what he also loved Morris. However, Maggie can not stand the smell of pigs, Pig Finn in turn would like and can not give up his job. It was only the profit share are Finn and Maggie the opportunity to establish a common existence.

Even during the winning ceremony Jackie learns of Maggie, Ned Devine, everyone thought that he had no family of Morris ' real father was. He would then leave her the entire profit. She refuses, however, to Finn not to have to tell the truth about Morris: A good father is more important for boys than seven million pounds.

Reviews

" A fast-paced ideas and staged, always the right balance between comedy and melancholy -find film debut, which celebrates on warm - amusing way values ​​such as love, friendship and solidarity. Glossy photographs, also excellent the game of two perfectly harmonized leading man. "

" The debut film [ of Kirk Jones ] captivates with wonderful characters and British humor. "

" Kirk Jones comedy" Waking Ned Devine " never seems overdone or silly. He keeps his whimsical characters within the limits of realism. [ ... ] The Adorable on " Waking Ned Devine " is also the mixture of a village cohesion and competition, for selfish and altruistic motives, from fraud and truth, which in itself the figures at any time reveals and contributes to the humor of the film. The stunning scenes, which also empathetic Irish music and last but not least a macabre showdown, in which a cell phone plays a not inconsiderable role, complete the picture, that " Waking Ned Devine " presented to us. "

" " Waking Ned Devine " is one of the magnificent British comedies, for the filmmakers of the island in recent years became famous. Worn the loving story is not only of the two grumpy leading actors in their 70s, but also from a great ensemble performance in it there is "discover" many supporting characters too, can one grow throughout the film almost to the heart. "

Awards

The film won six prizes and was nominated for nine more. The director Kirk Jones was nominated for the BAFTA Award, among others, the price of the Festival Internacional de Cine de Gijón and the Chlotrudis Award; he won the Guild Film Award in Gold, the New York Comedy Festival Award, the criticism price of Ft. Lauderdale International Film Festival and the award of Sir Tim Marco Iceland Film Festival.

Location

The movie was filmed in the small town Cregneash at the southern tip of the Isle of Man. For the film Cregneash in the fictional Irish village of Tullymore ( Tulaigh Mhór ) was converted.

Trivia

Died in 1999 the lead actor Ian Bannen (Jackie O'Shea ) with 71 years in a car accident on Loch Ness.

1998 in film Kirk Jones (director) Screenplay Film score David Kelly (actor) Progressive jackpot Irish pound Nanny McPhee
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