The Book That Wrote Itself
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“Wanted: Filmmaker to document mad and amusing novel on video. Will pay a small fee.”
"Vincent believes he has written the great Irish novel. When publishers turn it down he decides to prove them wrong by turning it into a movie. The film culminates at the Venice film festival, where Vincent pitches George Clooney, Branagh, DeNiro & others what he now believes to be the great Irish film. The Book That Wrote Itself is an eccentric black comedy on the pretensions of art & filmmaking."
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Cast
30 people
Liam O Mochain
Vincent Macken
Also in
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W.C.
Antoinette Guiney
Aisling Arrigan
No other roles listed
Paul Dwyer
Conor Arrigan
Orlaith Rafter
Shauna
Also in
Rewind
Bernie Grummell
Oisin Bourke
Paul Mahon
Sean
Barry Kavanagh
Phillip Owen
Derek
Ray Fallon
Marco van Belle
Literary Agent 1
No other roles listed
Liam O Mochain Director · Ray Fallon Editor Coilin O Scolai Editor
Budget $25K · United States release October 7, 1999 · Produced in Ireland
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Budget
$25,000
Production
Siar A Rachas Muid Productions
Production · Distribution
Ireland
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Release dates
Ireland · July 6, 1999
Premiere
United States · October 7, 1999
Austin Film Festival
Ireland · August 8, 2000
Theatrical
Argentina
November 21, 1999 · Mar del Plata Film Festival
Australia
March 30, 2005 · DVD premiere
Canada
August 8, 2000 · Limited theatrical
China
July 17, 2004 · video premiere
France
May 13, 2000 · Cannes Film Festival
Germany
March 12, 2001 · Berlin Irish Film Festival
Greece
October 18, 2009 · Amorgos International Film Festival
Hungary
April 6, 2002 · Irish Film Week
Japan
July 17, 2004 · video premiere
Malaysia
July 17, 2004 · video premiere
New Zealand
March 30, 2005 · DVD premiere
Norway
August 8, 2000 · Limited theatrical
Singapore
July 17, 2004 · video premiere
South Africa
October 20, 2000 · Durban Film Festival
South Korea
July 17, 2004 · video premiere
Sweden
August 8, 2000 · Theatrical
Thailand
July 17, 2004 · video premiere
United Kingdom
March 1, 2000 · London Irish Film Festival
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