Irish "Footloose" Focuses on Small-Town Conflict
“Jimmy’s Hall,&#34; based on a true story, is a cultural center in Ireland dedicated to dances, art classes, and other non-controversial ventures. Jimmy Gralton (Barry Ward) opened the hall in 1922, but on the brink of civil war and with unwanted attention from the church and other politicians, he is forced to flee and the hall to close. To avoid arrest, Jimmy travels to New York, where he remains for ten years. Returning in 1932, Jimmy sees that the hall has fallen into disrepair. Encouraged by old friends, he determines to reopen the once popular venue, but finds that old hostilities are still very much alive. Father Sheridan (Jim Norton) is his primary opponent.<br /><br />This clergyman regards the hall as a center of sin and depravity. Jimmy must face small-town attitudes and the fear that he is fostering communism through the planned use of the hall as a meeting place of ordinary folks. He turns activist crusader when he sees the widespread poverty and growing cultural oppression in his old hometown.<br /><br />If the plot sounds like that of the movie “Footloose,” there are similarities, but “Jimmy’s Hall” is far more political in nature. There’s a David vs. Goliath theme that portrays Jimmy as the popular underdog in a largely Catholic community in which the Church is a powerful, intimidating force.<br /><br />Director Ken Loach sets up the period effectively and portrays Jimmy as a Capra-esque crusader awakened to the needs of his community. Ward plays Jimmy as a more worldly counterpart of his fellow townsfolk. He has, after all, spent a decade in New York.<br /><br />Bonus extra on the Blu-ray release include deleted scenes, commentary with Barry Ward, and a making-of featurette.
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Here is a brief synopsis of the title : In 1921, Jimmy Gralton's sin was to build a dance hall on a rural crossroads in Ireland on the brink of Civil War. Young people could come to the hall to learn, to argue, to dream . . . but above all to dance and have fun. As the hall grew in popularity, its socialist and free-spirited reputation brought it to the attention of the church and politicians, who forced Jimmy to flee and the hall to close. A decade later, as Jimmy reintegrates into the community and sees the poverty and growing cultural oppression, the leader and activist within him is stirred. He makes the decision to reopen the hall in the face of whatever trouble it may bring..