Yes... Ryan has a daughter! It's not my brother Ryan but the Ryan in the movie I watched with my husband yesterday. We weren't able to see the start of the film though but what we've seen of it was worth watching. The films takes place in the Dingle Peninsula in Ireland. Mind you, the whole village was built purposely for the film but was destroyed by the film company after they finisged filming due to land dispute. The full length of the film is 195 minutes!!!
The film was about an Irish woman who had an affair with a British Soldier during WW 1. Her name is Rosy the daughter of a local village publican Tom Ryan. Rosy was married to a schoolmaster but became discontented with her marriage life.
Then Major Doryan arrived to command the British Army base. He was a veteran of world war 1, had a crippled leg and suffers shell shock. He meets Rosy in the pub owned by his father and was instantly attracted to each other. Michael, the village idiot, banged something on the wall which caused the major to have a flashback of the war and collapsed on the floor. He was comforted by Rosy and the two had a passionate kiss. The two were interrupted by the local villlagers who came to the pub. The next day, Rosy and Majaor Doryan met at the forrest and had an affair.
Rosy's husband became suspicious of Rosy having an affair with the major but keeps the suspicion to himself. However, Michael, the village idiot was able to convey to the villagers that Rosy and the Major were lovers. The vilagers considered Rosy as the village whore.
Then one night, the rebel leader arrived in Ryan's pub forcing him to help them recover the arms that was shipwrecked in the storm. Ryan, helped them but tipped the British Army first. At the sea, the villagers arrived to help the rebel leader recover the arms. Rosy and her husband arrived on the scene after discussing the breakdown of their marriage. Then came the British troops and blocked the truck of arms the rebels were on. The rebel leader was shot by the major in the leg while trying to scape.
That night, a mob of villagers arrived at the house of Rosy and her husband and wants to punish Rosy for tipping the British Army. They thought that she tipped the British major about the arms shipment. They stripped her and sheared her hair off. Rosy's father left the mob of villagers because of guilt.
Meanwhile, Major Ryan was walking at the beach and met Michael who directed him to a box of explosives that wasn't recovered. At that point, He and Rosy hadn't met for a few days. He was waited for the sunset before detonating the explosives and killed himself.
The next day, Rosy and her husband left the village with the watching eyes of the villagers. The village priest and Michael escorted them to the bus stop. A tear fell Michael's eyes as Rosy gave him a kiss goodbye. The film ended with the priest and Michael heading back to the village.
Whew!!! that was a long story! The scenes on the film reflected the life in some villages in Ireland a long time ago. It was fascinating to watch how the villagers in the film condemns a person fn an act even without a proof. This also happens in real life. The way we hear people being stoned to death because of immoral actions. I hope this won't happen to people I know.
