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Chris O'Dowd in Crowd Pleasing, Music-Centric 'The Sapphires' Trailer
by Ethan Anderton
August 30, 2012
After making quite a breakthrough comedic turn in Bridesmaids, Irish actor Chris O'Dowd is storming Hollywood, and will next be seen in Judd Apatow's This is 40 with Paul Rudd and Leslie Mann. But O'Dowd still has his foot in the indie world with The Sapphires, a Cannes selected film that will also be playing at TIFF next month. Set during the Vietnam War the film paints a portrait of the late 1960s girl group The Sapphires, Australia's answer to The Supremes. Based on the hit stage play by Tony Briggs, the film looks like a real crowd-pleaser full of some great classic music and quite the quartet of lovely singers. Watch it!
Here's the festival promo trailer for Wayne Blair's The Sapphires, unveiled via TIFF:
The Sapphires are four young Koori girls β Gail (Deborah Mailman), Julie (Jessica Mauboy), Kay (Shari Sebbens) and Cynthia (Miranda Tapsell) β who are discovered in a dusty outback tavern by lanky, often soused Irish-born talent scout Dave (Chris O'Dowd). While the racist locals vehemently reject the notion of a group of Aboriginal entertainers, Dave vows to make The Sapphires shine β not just in town but all over the world. Wayne Blair directs the film based on Tony Brigg's stage play which he adapted with Keith Thompson. The film played at Cannes and also shows at TIFF next month. No US release date is set. Good?
19 Comments
1
Chris O'Dowd...Irish not British...as in, from Ireland. just FYI.
Nicky on Aug 30, 2012
2
Ugh. What's stupid is that I knew that, and still wrote British. Fixed it. Thanks!
Ethan Anderton on Aug 30, 2012
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No prob bud π just fyi
nicky on Aug 31, 2012
4
Just to be pedantic, Ireland is in the British Isles so geographically not wrong
Richie G on Aug 30, 2012
5
walk into an irish pub and call everyone brits.....and see what happens.
beevis on Aug 30, 2012
6
Indeed Beevis, I think Richie might find himself nailed to the pool table.
Carpola on Aug 30, 2012
7
I am Irish and I have done that. Good craic
Richie G on Aug 30, 2012
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I'm not looking to start any political fracas on FS richie but I'm from galway in the south. I'm irish. Not British. I've also absolutely nothing against British. I merely just wanted to point out Chris's nationality for information's sake π
nicky on Aug 31, 2012
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Yeh I know, I was just havin a laugh to see if I could get some reactions
Richie G on Aug 31, 2012
11
fecker... π
Nicky on Sep 1, 2012
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he he, my dad was Irish, I only wish he used a word like fecker, he mostly referred to me as 'bollocks' or a 'feckdog', affectionately of course! π
Carpola on Sep 2, 2012
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apologies.. I may have double posted. thought my browser screwed up π
Nicky on Aug 30, 2012
14
It has a smattering of the "The Commitments", but who cares. Looks good for a Saturday evening at the local artsy-fartsy indie theatre.
97 on Aug 30, 2012
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i missed the "fartsy" part of this artsy indie trailer.....
beevis on Aug 30, 2012
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Ha, thats hilarious. On a side note, can't wait for O'Dowd's tv show starting in a couple of weeks
Richie G on Aug 30, 2012
17
looking good.
beevis on Aug 30, 2012
18
Chris O'Dowd's agent must be doing some good work in Hollywood. I'm not complaining but how does a normal looking Irishman get so much work in a place full of plastic permagrinners? This looks really good. I will be watching it for shoozlers
Carpola on Aug 30, 2012
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not good at all
roro on Sep 1, 2012
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