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Six Shooter is a 2004 short film written and directed by Martin McDonagh and starring Brendan Gleeson and Rúaidhrí Conroy. It earned several awards, including the Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film at the 78th Academy Awards. [1]
A doctor informs a man, Donnelly, that his wife had died in the morning and brings him to his wife's beside to say goodbye. A sad train journey home leads to...
- 26 min
- 401.7K
- SearchlightPictures
- Six Shooter: A Day from Hell
- Mcdonagh Spares Nothing and No One in Six Shooter
- Tremendous Performances from Its Central Characters
McDonagh has a particular panache for capturing literality in its funniest, most uplifting form even when confronting topics of the utmost sensitivity. The humorless may view it as a flagrant disregard for what is sacred, but fromThe Banshees of Inisherin to Seven Psychopaths, his films indiscriminately make light of the absurd and the taboo in hil...
As is very often the case with short films, directors will utilize them as a vehicle to exhibit their capacity as a filmmaker, employing relatively inconsequential plots as a means to hone in on method and style, rather than narrative development. While of course, short films vary dramatically in length, and it is perhaps a little unjust to compare...
Brendan Gleeson possesses a naturally disarming, soft-hearted, and tender presence as a heartbroken man. His comedic timing is subtly understated and lends itself to this sort of no-hold’s-barred humor. However, it’s in the form of the newcomer, Rúaidhrí Conroy, that the most memorable performance is given. The young Irishman is simply tremendous i...
Jan 5, 2018 · Martin McDonagh's Oscar-winning black comedy about a train journey where an older man (Brendan Gleeson), whose wife has died that morning, encounters a strange and...
- 26 min
- 148.1K
- Film4
Six Shooter: Directed by Martin McDonagh. With Brendan Gleeson, Rúaidhrí Conroy, David Wilmot, Aisling O'Sullivan. A black and bloody Irish comedy about a sad train journey where an older man, whose wife has died that morning, encounters a strange and possibly psychotic young oddball....
- (14K)
- Short, Comedy, Drama
- Martin McDonagh
- 2005-02
Oct 14, 2004 · A black and bloody Irish comedy. Overview. Overwhelmed by grief following the death of his wife, Donnelly shares a train carriage home with a troubled young man identified only as the 'Kid'.
Feb 16, 2023 · "Six Shooter," an Irish short film starring Brendan Gleeson and Rúaidhrí Conroy, won Martin McDonagh his first-ever Oscar back in 2005.
