Guiltrip

Guiltrip
Directed byGerard Stembridge
Screenplay byGerard Stembridge
Produced byEd Guiney
StarringAndrew Connolly
Jasmine Russell
Peter Hanly
Pauline McLynn
CinematographyEugene O'Connor
Edited byMary Finlay
Music byBrendan Power
Release date
  • 1995 (1995)
LanguageEnglish

Guiltrip is a 1995 Irish thriller drama film written and directed by Gerard Stembridge, at his feature film debut. It premiered at the 52nd Venice International Film Festival.

Plot

Cast

  • Andrew Connolly as Liam
  • Jasmine Russell as Tina
  • Peter Hanly as Ronnie
  • Pauline McLynn as Joan
  • Michelle Houlden as Michelle
  • Frankie McCafferty as Frank
  • Mikel Murfi as Petey
  • Rebecca Chapman-Murphy as Baby
  • Eamonn Hunt as Armbury Sergeant
  • Ray McBride as Security Man

Production

The film's budget was approximately $1 million.[1]

Release

The film premiered at the 52nd edition of the Venice Film Festival, in the Window on Images sidebar.[1][2]

Reception

Variety's critic David Rooney praised the film, describing it as a "searing portrait of a marriage [...] directed with maturity, intelligence and unblinking focus".[1] Janet Maslin from The New York Times called it a "small but powerfully raw film" that has a "claustrophobic energy".[3] Roberto Nepoti from La Repubblica referred to it as "a personal journey into everyday madness, effectively highlighting its sociological implications without relying on didacticism or moralistic overtones".[2] Time Out also praised the film, describing it as "brutal, bleak, full of the bitterness of life, [...] an impressive, disturbing glimpse of fear and loathing in a provincial Irish town.".[4]

BBC journalist Anwar Brett described the film as "the really shocking film to have made for a man better known for comedy in the theatre and on radio".[5] Paul Lynch from The Times included it in his list of the 100 greatest Irish films.[6] The film was shortlisted by the European Film Academy for the 1996 European Film Award for Best Film.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c Rooney, David (18 September 1995). "Guiltrip". Variety. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
  2. ^ a b Nepoti, Roberto (14 September 1996). "La giornata di una coppia e' un thriller mozzafiato". La Repubblica. p. 35.
  3. ^ Maslin, Janet (1 April 1996). "FILM FESTIVAL REVIEW;He Said, She Said, in a Bleak Little Town". The New York Times. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
  4. ^ "Guiltrip". Time Out. 10 September 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
  5. ^ Brett, Anwar (28 October 2014). "BBC - Films - interview - Gerard Stembridge". BBC. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
  6. ^ Lynch, Paul (20 May 2012). "The 100 Greatest Irish Film Part III". The Times. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
  7. ^ "Guiltrip". European Film Academy. Retrieved 26 October 2025.

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