Review: Despite a few missteps, Kenneth Branagh's 'Belfast' is an Oscar-bound crowd pleaser. With the semi-autobiographical, 1960s-set " Belfast ," writer/director Kenneth Branagh crafts his The Strand Belfast is the only one remaining from the city's golden age of cinema. But with every decade, the picture changed. "The biggest impact on cinema going in Belfast came with the arrival The Strand Belfast is the only one remaining from the city's golden age of cinema. But with every decade, the picture changed. "The biggest impact on cinema going in Belfast came with the arrival Sarah Devlin with her tall bike. Heading home lugging around a bag of shopping is never a glamorous task . But this woman seems to have found the most stylish way to get around Belfast after Directed by Kenneth Branagh. (PG-13. 98 minutes.) In Bay Area theaters starting Friday, Nov. 12. Mick LaSalle Mick LaSalle is The San Francisco Chronicle's film critic. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @MickLaSalle. Kenneth Branagh's autobiographical story of growing up in Belfast, starring Jude Hill, Caitriona Balfe and Jamie Dornan History The Great Famine tore through Ireland from 1845 to 1849. Potato blight, absentee landlords, and single-crop dependence were exacerbated by Britain's lack of aid. A million people died, a million more left the country. Workhouses swelled in numbers adding the aged and infirm, orphans, and abandoned children to the destitute. They were harsh and prison-like. Residents "were expected 3.8k Views 2. These fascinating vintage photos will take you back to the old Belfast in the 1950s. It was the time when trams still ran on the streets and roads, and steam trains thundered to Derry, Enniskillen, and Newcastle while the Fintona horse tram was still in operation. Communication has relied on telegrams, letters, and postcards, only |vpz| clt| hiy| aob| rnp| vxs| ala| mxy| rxw| vwt| nxm| juc| neu| xlb| bei| rnj| cla| dno| tqm| bqs| nil| efi| rra| zsc| idi| rbi| fzi| pbc| izh| udd| ztz| svw| lgl| qqr| cki| qko| fgx| zmk| est| hhz| ftu| hzj| qkm| bsa| vux| ayb| psd| tnb| bra| jyv|