Belfast is “a personal and joyful story about the power of memory, set in late 1960s Northern Ireland,” promises the film’s official synopsis. It goes on to reveal that Belfast’s focus is ...

As in “Cinema Paradiso,” film becomes part of memory, even, for Buddy, part of reality. Branagh’s sophisticated use of postwar films is at once a weakness and a strength of “Belfast.” ...

The festival proudly pins Belfast on the international literary map and offers easy access to books, author events and ...