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  1. Nov 11, 2021 · Romanticism reigns in “Belfast,” Kenneth Branagh’s cinematic memoir of his childhood in a turbulent Northern Ireland. From the lustrous, mainly black-and-white photography to the cozy ...

  2. Mar 27, 2022 · Described in Times critic Justin Chang’s review as “Kenneth Branagh’s wobbly crowd-pleaser about his tumultuous early years in Northern Ireland,” “Belfast” earned seven Oscar ...

    • How Kenneth Branagh's Life Inspired Belfast
    • What Were The Riots at The Start of Belfast?
    • How Belfast Reflects The Troubles

    Like Belfast's Buddy, Branagh grew up in Belfast as the son of working-class Protestants. He would have been roughly the same age as Buddy is during the 1969 riots, which occur at the beginning of Belfast, and Branagh has spoken about how his own childhood experiences informed his depiction of Belfast in the movie. The scenes in Belfast that use co...

    One of the most memorable scenes in Belfast comes at the beginning of the film where Buddy's bucolic childhood play, complete with a Thor fantasy Easter egg, is interrupted by an angry mob wielding rocks, chains, and petrol bombs. Branagh uses a 360-degree pan to depict a sense of chaos as the street descends into panic around Buddy. This opening s...

    Belfast doesn't attempt to capture the entirety of The Troubles, a decades-long conflict which is too complex to fully summarize in a single film or article. Many other films, such as director Steve McQueen's Hunger, provide a very different perspective. In brief, however, the conflict has its roots in the frequently brutal British colonization of ...

  3. Nov 12, 2021 · Kenneth Branagh's autobiographical 'Belfast' never quite finds its point of view. The family (Caitrà ­ona Balfe, Jamie Dornan, Judi Dench, Jude Hill and Lewis McAskie) goes to the movies in ...

  4. Sep 13, 2021 · At one point in Kenneth Branagh ’s sweet, glancing film memoir Belfast (now a 2022 Oscar winner ), we see the young protagonist, Buddy ( Jude Hill ), reading a Thor comic book. Aha! A little...

  5. Oct 27, 2021 · Kenneth Branagh Returns to ‘Belfast’: How His Autobiographical Film Became an Oscars Frontrunner. By. Brent Lang. Photographs by Nadav Kander. Nadav Kander for Variety. In March 2020, Kenneth...

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  7. Nov 11, 2021 · More than once during “Belfast,” Kenneth Branagh’s wobbly crowd-pleaser about his tumultuous early years in Northern Ireland, the characters sit back in a crowded movie theater and find ...

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