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Screened at Dublin International Film Festival 2024 and reviewed by Marta MiniszewskaApart from presenting itself with a range of new releases, the Dublin International Film Festival has also introduced its viewers to one of the gems from the first half of the previous century - The Informer. The screening of the silent version of the film featured live music accompaniment performed by Neil Brand. This early adaptation of Liam O’Flaherty’s 1925 novel preceded the widely known John Ford’s version from 1935. On one hand, it is a story of betrayal of a friend surrounding the political and revolutionary public mood of newly independent (1922) Ireland. On the other, the plot delves into the aftermath of such action not only on the betraying and betrayed, but also indirectly involved parties. The Informer also revolves around the meaning of love and loyalty, and makes us wonder if they can both prevail in such unfavourable circumstances surrounding them. Through unravelling information which can directly oppose what was known before, the film keeps the viewer questioning whether specific characters keep to their moral compass or break it.
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