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43. Alan Gilsenan in conversation with Nathalie Lamprecht (25 May 2023) artwork
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43. Alan Gilsenan in conversation with Nathalie Lamprecht (25 May 2023)

The Irish Itinerary Podcast by European Federation of Associations and Centres of Irish Studies

May 25, 202347:45Society & Culture

In his conversation with Nathalie Lamprecht, Alan Gilsenan discusses his documentary film The Laughing Boy (2022), which tries to uncover how the song The Laughing Boy , written by a young Brendan Behan and later used in...

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43. Alan Gilsenan in conversation with Nathalie Lamprecht (25 May 2023) is an episode from The Irish Itinerary Podcast by European Federation of Associations and Centres of Irish Studies. In his conversation with Nathalie Lamprecht, Alan Gi...

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Published May 25, 2023, 47:45 long, audio available.

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What is 43. Alan Gilsenan in conversation with Nathalie Lamprecht (25 May 2023) about?

In his conversation with Nathalie Lamprecht, Alan Gilsenan discusses his documentary film The Laughing Boy (2022), which tries to uncover how the song The Laughing Boy , written by a young Brendan Behan and later used in his play The Hostage , travelled via Paris to Greece and there became an anthem of defiance for the Greek left. Gilsenan discusses the circumstances that facilitated this process; the importance of translation and the way the documentary draws attention to it; the image of Behan as a kind of James Dean that obscures his talent as a writer; and Brendan Behan’s collaboration with theatre director Joan Littlewood.

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43. Alan Gilsenan in conversation with Nathalie Lamprecht (25 May 2023) is an episode from The Irish Itinerary Podcast by European Federation of Associations and Centres of Irish Studies.

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43. Alan Gilsenan in conversation with Nathalie Lamprecht (25 May 2023) is from The Irish Itinerary Podcast by European Federation of Associations and Centres of Irish Studies.

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Published May 25, 2023 and 47:45 long