In the Name of the Father Literary Elements

In the Name of the Father Literary Elements

Director

Jim Sheridan

Leading Actors/Actresses

Daniel Day Lewis, Emma Thompson

Supporting Actors/Actresses

Pete Postlethwaite, Corin Redgrave, Beattie Edney

Genre

Biographical Courtroom Drama

Language

English (Irish)

Awards

Best Director, Jim Sheridan : Berlin International Film Festival, Best Move BAFTA Award

Date of Release

1993

Producer

Jim Sheridan

Setting and Context

Belfast, 1974 and London, England, 1974 against a backdrop of terrorist bombings perpetrated by the IRA on the British mainland

Narrator and Point of View

The movie has Gerry Conlin's point of view

Tone and Mood

Dramatic and threatening, psychological

Protagonist and Antagonist

Gerry Conlon is the protagonist, the British legal system the antagonist

Major Conflict

The movie is about conflict from beginning to end. Some of these conflicts include the conflict between the supporters of the IRA and the British government; the conflict between Gerry and his father; the conflict between Gerry and the police officers interrogating him and the conflict between Gareth Peirce and the prosecution at the appeal

Climax

The climax of the movie is the convictions of the Guildford Four being overturned

Foreshadowing

The arrival of the RUC officers to arrest Gerry foreshadows his arrest on terrorism charges

Understatement

The effect of the bombings in the victims is understated throughout the movie as the desperation of the police to bring the bombers to justice is understated and instead presented as something deliberately attempting to gain a false confession

Innovations in Filming or Lighting or Camera Techniques

N/A

Allusions

There are no particular allusions in the film

Paradox

Gerry does not develop the kind of emotional connection with Giuseppe that his father is desiring until his father has passed away and Gerry's loyalty becomes to his memory

Parallelism

No specific instances of parallelism

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