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It’s Now or Never

Jon Bang Carlsen
1996 Denmark 45 minutes English

County Clare in the west of Ireland, the last stretch of land before the Atlantic, famous for its music, its pubs, its dry stone walls… and its old bachelors dressed in black. For a long time now, the young women have left the County for Dublin or America, leaving the men at home trying to survive on their small family farms. Some dream of putting an end to their loneliness and, to find a soul mate, they try their luck at the singles’ fair in Lisdoonvarna, or fall back on the services of a matchmaker. Among them is Jimmy who sings to make his waiting shorter: it’s now or never!!!

Production :
Carlsen and Company; Statens Filmcentral
Editing :
Malene Stensgaard
Sound :
Darby Carroll
Photography :
Donal Gilligan

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