Yeats Country

Synopsis

Yeats Country is a lyrical film commissioned by the Department of Foreign Affairs to commemorate the centenary of the birth of William Butler Yeats. The first Irish film by cinematographer and director Patrick Carey celebrates the landscape of Yeats’ poetry through stunning photography, narrated by Tom St. John Barry. Evocative images of the west of Ireland illustrate the poet’s life including Thoor Ballylee Castle where he lived, Coole Park, home of Lady Gregory where literary figures of the period socialised, Lissadell House, Knocknarea Mountain, the slopes of Ben Bulben, the waterfall at Glencar and finally Yeats’ grave at Drumcliffe. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short in 1966.

Main Cast

Tom St. John Barry

Narrator (voice)

Age : N/A | Popularity : 0%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Editing	Editor	Ann Chegwidden
Directing	Director	Patrick Carey
Camera	Director of Photography	Patrick Carey
Production	Producer	Patrick Carey Joe Mendoza
Writing	Writer	Patrick Carey
Sound	Music	Brian Boydell
Department	Role	Name

Join the discussion