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JAMESON DUBLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2014FRIDAY 14TH FEBRUARYBIG SURJean-Marc Barr is a middle-aged, alcoholic JackKerouac trying to outrun his demons in MichaelPolish’s deft adaptation of the writer’s 1962 novel.Five years after On the Road made Kerouac thereluctant face of the Beat Generation, he returnsto San Francisco to reunite with old friends likeLawrence Ferlinghetti (Anthony Edwards), MichaelMcClure (Balthazar Getty) and Neal Cassady (JoshLucas) and to attempt to get sober in an isolatedBig Sur cabin.‘a fragile, gorgeous-looking flicker of a film’Screen InternationalFri 14 Feb / Light House 1 / 9pm / 81 minutesWriter-director: Michael Polish 2013 USCast: Jean-Marc Barr, Kate Bosworth, Josh LucasBarr is terrific both in performance and in voice-overand he is surrounded by exceptionally well-castsupport. Lucas’ Cassady in particular is a revelation,perfectly embodying the physicality, speed-rappingcharm and sexual charisma Kerouac describes.Polish’s seventh collaboration with cinematographerM David Mullen yields spectacular results both inthe paradise on earth that is Big Sur and in SanFrancisco in only the third screen adaptation of oneof Kerouac’s books and one that proves that thewriter’s dense, language-driven novels can, indeed,be gloriously cinematic.Pam GradySan Francisco International Film FestivalMYSTERY ROADWith special guest Jean-Marc BarrAn Aboriginal police detective is caught in a webof lies and deception in this brooding thriller fromacclaimed Australian director Ivan Sen. Sen – whoalso wrote, shot, edited, and scored Mystery Road– has crafted one of the most distinctive Australianfilms in recent memory.‘impressively crafted, immensely satisfying’VarietyFri 14 Feb / Cineworld 8 / 9pm / 121 minutesWriter-director: Ivan Sen 2013 AustraliaCast: Aaron Pedersen, Hugo Weaving, Ryan KwantenUpon returning to his remote outback hometown,Jay Swan, played to square-jawed perfection byAaron Pedersen, finds himself on the outside. He’sderided and dismissed by his white colleagues onthe police force, as well as his Aboriginal community,which views him with suspicion. When a young girlis found dead in a drainage ditch, Swan is assignedto the case, although it’s quickly apparent that noone expects him to solve anything. Nonetheless,Swan doggedly digs for answers, graduallyuncovering the dark secrets of his dusty, sunblanchedtown.While the visual stylings of Sen’s film recall classicWesterns, the tone is pure 1970s neo-noir, wherelone men like Swan fight for answers in a morallyambiguous landscape and redemption carriesa heavy price.Philadelphia Film FestivalWith the support of the Australian EmbassyDublinBOOK ONLINE AT JDIFF.COM 25