Cradle of Genius
Cradle of Genius is a 1961 Irish short documentary film directed by Paul Rotha on the history of the Abbey Theatre.[2] It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short.[3][4]
| Cradle of Genius | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Paul Rotha |
| Produced by | Tom Hayes Jim O'Connor |
| Cinematography | Wolfgang Suschitzky |
| Distributed by | Rank Organisation[1] |
Release date |
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Running time | 25 minutes |
| Country | Ireland |
| Language | English |
Cast
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gollark: You get a bunch of facts you have to memorize, which are never wrong™.
gollark: The education system as currently extant doesn't really teach critical thinking though.
gollark: It selects for it because it's a working strategy, and politicians who say vague meaningless emotive things do better than hypothetical ones who try and just say facts.
gollark: Politicians can just go around spouting meaningless slogans and people vote for them. The system selects for it.
References
- "Ingenious film-maker and tireless advocate of the Irish film industry". The Irish Times. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
- O'Brien, Harvey (2004). The Real Ireland: The Evolution of Ireland in Documentary Film. Manchester University Press. p. 275. ISBN 978-0-7190-6907-9.
- "NY Times: Cradle of Genius". NY Times. Archived from the original on 15 October 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2008.
- "The 34th Academy Awards (1962) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
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