Blue Road: The Edna O’Brien Story

In 1960, a young Irish author named Edna O’Brien wrote a sexually frank debut novel, “The Country Girls”. An international literary sensation, her success and notoriety enraged her writer husband and made her a pariah in Ireland, where her books were banned. Undaunted, she would move to London, where she conducted numerous love affairs, hosted star-studded parties, and made and lost a fortune. In July 2024, Edna O’Brien passed away and this film provides a final testimony from her, aged 93, as she reflects upon her extraordinary life for filmmaker Sinéad O’Shea. Granting the director access to her personal journals, read aloud in the film by Oscar-winning Irish actor Jessie Buckley, and with additional perspectives offered from Gabriel Byrne, Walter Mosley, and other renowned artists, O’Brien does not shy away fromany subject.

Language:English
Genre:Documentary, Biography
Runtime:99 min
YEAR:2026

Screening preceded by:JAMES JOYCE’S Finnegans Wake chapter 4

Advance reservations are sold out. Free same-day rush tickets remain available at the door, first come, first served.