Blue Road - The Edna O'Brien Story

by Sinéad O'Shea

Biografilm Art & Music

Doc, Italian Premiere

(UK, Ireland / 2024 / 98’)

In the 1960s, Irish author Edna O'Brien published her debut novel, The Country Girls, causing scandal with its sexually explicit content. She became a literary icon, writing articles for The New Yorker, giving provocative interviews, and writing screenplays. Her success angered her husband and made her a pariah in Ireland, where her books were banned. She settled in London, had numerous love affairs, hosted star-studded parties, made and lost a fortune. This fascinating, candid, and dark film—much like her novels—offers a final testimony of Edna, at the age of 93, reflecting on her extraordinary life.