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Citizen Lane

Play trailer Poster for Citizen Lane 2018,  1h 20m,  Documentary Play Trailer Watchlist
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In Dublin in the early 20th century, Hugh Lane fights to establish a public modern art gallery to show the work of living artists until his untimely death on the Lusitania.

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Cath Clarke Guardian Apr 5, 2021
3/5
Lane was a snob, but he believed in art for the people. Go to Full Review
Tara Brady Irish Times May 18, 2018
4/5
Working from Mark O'Halloran's fiendishly clever script, the December Bride director and dexterous editor Mick Mahon have fashioned a project as elegant as its subject. Go to Full Review
Andrew Collins Radio Times Apr 9, 2026
4/5
This film paints a unique figure back to life. Go to Full Review
Veronica Lee The Arts Desk Apr 19, 2021
4/5
This is a little-known story given its due prominence in O'Sullivan's lovely film. Go to Full Review
Rob Aldam Backseat Mafia Apr 9, 2021
A docudrama which shines the light of one of Ireland's forgotten sons. Go to Full Review
Darragh McManus Irish Independent Sep 6, 2018
4/5
There's more than enough interesting information and inherent drama to make Lane's life worthy of a documentary. What really lifts O'Sullivan's film above the norm is how he goes about it. Go to Full Review
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Han R Sep 5, 2018 wonderful docudrama. Fascinating subject. Great acting.
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Citizen Lane

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Cast & Crew

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Thaddeus O'Sullivan

Director

Tom Vaughan-Lawlor

Hugh Lane

Gemma-Leah Devereux

Ruth Shine

Derbhle Crotty

Lady Augusta Gregory

Mark O'Halloran

Screenwriter

Jane Doolan

Producer

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Citizen Lane

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Movie Info

Synopsis In Dublin in the early 20th century, Hugh Lane fights to establish a public modern art gallery to show the work of living artists until his untimely death on the Lusitania.
Director
Thaddeus O'Sullivan
Producer
Jane Doolan, Sheila Ahern, James Mitchell
Screenwriter
Mark O'Halloran
Production Co
Umedia
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 20m
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