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Quiet man conference in Galway 53 years on
By Linda McKee

29 September 2005
Fifty-three years after its release, Irish movie The Quiet Man, which starred John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara is going under the academic spotlight at an international conference in Galway.

This weekend, fans and academics will examine the cult John Ford movie at the New Perspectives on the Quiet Man conference, at the Houston School of Film and Digital Media at the National University of Ireland.

Conference co-ordinator Sean Crosson explains: "Looking at the film today half a century after it was made still provides much food for thought and leading students of the cinema will be discussing, among other things, why it has enjoyed such enduring success."

The conference will be treated to the screening of a rare 35mm print of The Quiet Man, brought from an archive in Los Angeles.

"This will give the audience a chance to view the film as they might have done when it was first released in 1962," Mr Crosson says.

"And we will also be showing rare footage of the making of the movie in Connemara and Ashford Castle. On Sunday there will be a guided tour of Quiet Man locations in the village of Cong on the Galway/Mayo border.

"The village of Cong is really a living museum - themed on the film - and, as a must-see for tourists, has benefited greatly from the connection down the years.

"I suppose you could say this conference is trying to appeal to everyone, from people who just find the film enchanting to serious academic students who probe for more profound issues underneath the surface."