Olwen Fouéré

Olwen Fouéré is an actress and writer/director in theatre, film and visual arts. She was born on the west coast of Ireland of Breton parents Yann Fouéré and Marie-Magdeleine Mauger. In 2020, she was listed at number 22 on The Irish Times list of Ireland's greatest film actors. Description above from the Wikipedia article Olwen Fouéré, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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The Other Side of Sleep (2011)

Loosely inspired by the director’s own memory of a girl’s disappearance from her village, the film follows Arlene, a young factory worker living alone in a rural Irish community.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rebecca Daly
CAST:  Antonia Campbell-Hughes  •  Sam Keeley  •  Olwen Fouéré  •  Aaron Monaghan

Loosely inspired by the director’s own memory of a girl’s disappearance from her village, the film follows Arlene, a young factory worker living alone in a rural Irish community.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rebecca Daly
CAST:  Antonia Campbell-Hughes  •  Sam Keeley  •  Olwen Fouéré  •  Aaron Monaghan

This Must Be the Place (2011)

A bored, retired rock star sets out to find his father's tormentor, an ex-Nazi war criminal who is a refugee in the U.S.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paolo Sorrentino
CAST:  Sean Penn  •  Frances McDormand  •  Judd Hirsch  •  Eve Hewson

A bored, retired rock star sets out to find his father's tormentor, an ex-Nazi war criminal who is a refugee in the U.S.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paolo Sorrentino
CAST:  Sean Penn  •  Frances McDormand  •  Judd Hirsch  •  Eve Hewson

The Sleep of Death (1980)

Set in 1815, a young Englishman touring Europe encounters more than he bargained for. His pursuit of the beautiful Countess St. Alyre brings him into contact with the Marquis D'Armanville and other odd characters. A series of bizarre murders occur, bringing our ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Calvin Floyd
CAST:  Per Oscarsson  •  Patrick Magee  •  Marilù Tolo  •  Curd Jürgens

Set in 1815, a young Englishman touring Europe encounters more than he bargained for. His pursuit of the beautiful Countess St. Alyre brings him into contact with the Marquis D'Armanville and other odd characters. A series of bizarre murders occur, bringing our ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Calvin Floyd
CAST:  Per Oscarsson  •  Patrick Magee  •  Marilù Tolo  •  Curd Jürgens

Space Truckers (1996)

John Canyon is one of the last independent space transport entrepreneurs. Rough times force him to carry suspicious cargo to Earth without questions being asked. During the flight the cargo turns out to be multitude of unstoppable and deadly killer robots.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stuart Gordon
CAST:  Dennis Hopper  •  Debi Mazar  •  Stephen Dorff  •  George Wendt

John Canyon is one of the last independent space transport entrepreneurs. Rough times force him to carry suspicious cargo to Earth without questions being asked. During the flight the cargo turns out to be multitude of unstoppable and deadly killer robots.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stuart Gordon
CAST:  Dennis Hopper  •  Debi Mazar  •  Stephen Dorff  •  George Wendt

The Survivalist (2015)

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In a time of starvation, a survivalist lives off a small plot of land hidden deep in forest. When two women seeking food and shelter discover his farm, he finds his existence threatened.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stephen Fingleton
CAST:  Mia Goth  •  Martin McCann  •  Olwen Fouéré  •  Barry Ward

In a time of starvation, a survivalist lives off a small plot of land hidden deep in forest. When two women seeking food and shelter discover his farm, he finds his existence threatened.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stephen Fingleton
CAST:  Mia Goth  •  Martin McCann  •  Olwen Fouéré  •  Barry Ward

Mandy (2018)

The Shadow Mountains, 1983. Red and Mandy lead a loving and peaceful existence; but when their pine-scented haven is savagely destroyed, Red is catapulted into a phantasmagoric journey filled with bloody vengeance and laced with fire.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Panos Cosmatos
CAST:  Nicolas Cage  •  Andrea Riseborough  •  Linus Roache  •  Richard Brake

The Shadow Mountains, 1983. Red and Mandy lead a loving and peaceful existence; but when their pine-scented haven is savagely destroyed, Red is catapulted into a phantasmagoric journey filled with bloody vengeance and laced with fire.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Panos Cosmatos
CAST:  Nicolas Cage  •  Andrea Riseborough  •  Linus Roache  •  Richard Brake

The Drummer and the Keeper (2017)

The Drummer and the Keeper tells the story of the unlikely friendship formed between two young men: Gabriel, a reckless young drummer who revels in rejecting society’s rules and Christopher, a 17-year-old with Asperger’s Syndrome, who yearns to fit in. This ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nick Kelly
CAST:  Dermot Murphy  •  Jacob McCarthy  •  Adrian Hudson  •  Annie Ryan

The Drummer and the Keeper tells the story of the unlikely friendship formed between two young men: Gabriel, a reckless young drummer who revels in rejecting society’s rules and Christopher, a 17-year-old with Asperger’s Syndrome, who yearns to fit in. This ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nick Kelly
CAST:  Dermot Murphy  •  Jacob McCarthy  •  Adrian Hudson  •  Annie Ryan

Beast (2018)

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A troubled woman living in an isolated community finds herself pulled between the control of her oppressive family and the allure of a secretive outsider suspected of a series of brutal murders.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Pearce
CAST:  Jessie Buckley  •  Johnny Flynn  •  Geraldine James  •  Charley Palmer Rothwell

A troubled woman living in an isolated community finds herself pulled between the control of her oppressive family and the allure of a secretive outsider suspected of a series of brutal murders.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Pearce
CAST:  Jessie Buckley  •  Johnny Flynn  •  Geraldine James  •  Charley Palmer Rothwell

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018)

Gellert Grindelwald has escaped imprisonment and has begun gathering followers to his cause—elevating wizards above all non-magical beings. The only one capable of putting a stop to him is the wizard he once called his closest friend, Albus Dumbledore. However, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Yates
CAST:  Eddie Redmayne  •  Jude Law  •  Johnny Depp  •  Katherine Waterston

Gellert Grindelwald has escaped imprisonment and has begun gathering followers to his cause—elevating wizards above all non-magical beings. The only one capable of putting a stop to him is the wizard he once called his closest friend, Albus Dumbledore. However, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Yates
CAST:  Eddie Redmayne  •  Jude Law  •  Johnny Depp  •  Katherine Waterston

Where is Eva Hipsey? (2017)

Where is Eva Hipsey? is an experimental animated film that blends documentary, fiction and poetry. It is based on a short story written by Justin Spooner. The film seeks to convey the power of sound to store and evoke memory. It both recounts and reimagines aspects ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Orla Mc Hardy
CAST:  Olwen Fouéré

Where is Eva Hipsey? is an experimental animated film that blends documentary, fiction and poetry. It is based on a short story written by Justin Spooner. The film seeks to convey the power of sound to store and evoke memory. It both recounts and reimagines aspects ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Orla Mc Hardy
CAST:  Olwen Fouéré

Animals (2019)

Laura and Tyler are best friends and drinking buddies whose hedonistic existence falls under the creeping horror of adulthood when Laura gets engaged to Jim – an ambitious pianist who surprisingly decides to go teetotal.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sophie Hyde
CAST:  Holliday Grainger  •  Alia Shawkat  •  Elva Trill  •  Fra Fee

Laura and Tyler are best friends and drinking buddies whose hedonistic existence falls under the creeping horror of adulthood when Laura gets engaged to Jim – an ambitious pianist who surprisingly decides to go teetotal.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sophie Hyde
CAST:  Holliday Grainger  •  Alia Shawkat  •  Elva Trill  •  Fra Fee

Sea Fever (2020)

The crew of a West of Ireland trawler—marooned at sea—struggle for their lives against a growing parasite in their water supply.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Neasa Hardiman
CAST:  Connie Nielsen  •  Hermione Corfield  •  Dougray Scott  •  Ardalan Esmaili

The crew of a West of Ireland trawler—marooned at sea—struggle for their lives against a growing parasite in their water supply.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Neasa Hardiman
CAST:  Connie Nielsen  •  Hermione Corfield  •  Dougray Scott  •  Ardalan Esmaili

Procession (2018)

A bedraggled community of misfits gather to mourn one of their own the only way they know how - an elaborately eccentric folk music funeral  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jeda de Brí
CAST:  Olwen Fouéré  •  Sahar Ali  •  Serena Brabazon  •  Finbarr Doyle

A bedraggled community of misfits gather to mourn one of their own the only way they know how - an elaborately eccentric folk music funeral  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jeda de Brí
CAST:  Olwen Fouéré  •  Sahar Ali  •  Serena Brabazon  •  Finbarr Doyle

The Northman (2022)

Prince Amleth is on the verge of becoming a man when his father is brutally murdered by his uncle, who kidnaps the boy's mother. Two decades later, Amleth is now a Viking who's on a mission to save his mother, kill his uncle and avenge his father.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Eggers
CAST:  Alexander Skarsgård  •  Anya Taylor-Joy  •  Björk  •  Ethan Hawke

Prince Amleth is on the verge of becoming a man when his father is brutally murdered by his uncle, who kidnaps the boy's mother. Two decades later, Amleth is now a Viking who's on a mission to save his mother, kill his uncle and avenge his father.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Eggers
CAST:  Alexander Skarsgård  •  Anya Taylor-Joy  •  Björk  •  Ethan Hawke

Traders (2016)

What if it made perfect sense for ordinary people to kill each other for money? Better than slow grinding financial ruin and misery, and all done according to a strict code by consenting adults. This is Trading.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Murphy  •  Rachael Moriarty
CAST:  Killian Scott  •  John Bradley  •  Peter O'Meara  •  Nika McGuigan

What if it made perfect sense for ordinary people to kill each other for money? Better than slow grinding financial ruin and misery, and all done according to a strict code by consenting adults. This is Trading.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Murphy  •  Rachael Moriarty
CAST:  Killian Scott  •  John Bradley  •  Peter O'Meara  •  Nika McGuigan

National Theatre Live: Salomé (2017)

An occupied desert nation. A radical from the wilderness on hunger strike. A girl whose mysterious dance will change the course of the world. This charged retelling turns the infamous biblical tale on its head, placing the girl we call Salomé at the centre of a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yaël Farber
CAST:  Isabella Nefar  •  Raad Rawi  •  Lloyd Hutchinson  •  Olwen Fouéré

An occupied desert nation. A radical from the wilderness on hunger strike. A girl whose mysterious dance will change the course of the world. This charged retelling turns the infamous biblical tale on its head, placing the girl we call Salomé at the centre of a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yaël Farber
CAST:  Isabella Nefar  •  Raad Rawi  •  Lloyd Hutchinson  •  Olwen Fouéré

Tarot (2024)

When a group of friends recklessly violate the sacred rule of Tarot readings, they unknowingly unleash an unspeakable evil trapped within the cursed cards. One by one, they come face to face with fate and end up in a race against death.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Spenser Cohen  •  Anna Halberg
CAST:  Adain Bradley  •  Jacob Batalon  •  Humberly Gonzalez  •  Wolfgang Novogratz

When a group of friends recklessly violate the sacred rule of Tarot readings, they unknowingly unleash an unspeakable evil trapped within the cursed cards. One by one, they come face to face with fate and end up in a race against death.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Spenser Cohen  •  Anna Halberg
CAST:  Adain Bradley  •  Jacob Batalon  •  Humberly Gonzalez  •  Wolfgang Novogratz

Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022)

After nearly 50 years of hiding, Leatherface returns to terrorize a group of idealistic influencers who accidentally disrupt his carefully shielded world in a remote Texas town.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Blue Garcia
CAST:  Elsie Fisher  •  Sarah Yarkin  •  Jacob Latimore  •  Moe Dunford

After nearly 50 years of hiding, Leatherface returns to terrorize a group of idealistic influencers who accidentally disrupt his carefully shielded world in a remote Texas town.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Blue Garcia
CAST:  Elsie Fisher  •  Sarah Yarkin  •  Jacob Latimore  •  Moe Dunford

Artaud on Aran (2010)

This documentary traces the fateful journey of Antonin Artaud across Ireland in 1937 and explores the Theatre of Cruelty and Ireland's impact on Artaud's life and thought after his deportation and incarceration.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rossa Mullin
CAST:  Olwen Fouéré  •  Fintan O'Toole

This documentary traces the fateful journey of Antonin Artaud across Ireland in 1937 and explores the Theatre of Cruelty and Ireland's impact on Artaud's life and thought after his deportation and incarceration.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rossa Mullin
CAST:  Olwen Fouéré  •  Fintan O'Toole

Violet Gibson, the Irish Woman Who Shot Mussolini (2020)

The true and forgotten story of Violet Gibson, daughter of the Lord Chancellor to Ireland, who shot fascist dictator Benito Mussolini at point-blank range as she faced a Fascist mob in Rome in 1926. The film looks at how she almost changed the course of history and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kevin de la Isla O'Neill  •  Barrie Dowdall
CAST:  Olwen Fouéré  •  Paraic Cullen

The true and forgotten story of Violet Gibson, daughter of the Lord Chancellor to Ireland, who shot fascist dictator Benito Mussolini at point-blank range as she faced a Fascist mob in Rome in 1926. The film looks at how she almost changed the course of history and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kevin de la Isla O'Neill  •  Barrie Dowdall
CAST:  Olwen Fouéré  •  Paraic Cullen
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