This item is out of stock.

Picture 1 of 1

Have one to sell?

Sell it yourself

The Secret of Roan Inish

by | Acceptable

Condition:

Acceptable

“Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend ”... Read moreabout condition

Quantity:

Out of Stock / 10 sold

Price:

US $4.84

ApproximatelyC $6.61

Add to watchlist

Shipping:

Free Economy Shipping. See detailsfor shipping

Located in: Aurora, Illinois, United States

Delivery:

Estimated between Fri, Jun 28 and Mon, Jul 1 to 43230

Returns:

30 days return. Seller pays for return shipping. See details- for more information about returns

Payments:

Shop with confidence

eBay Money Back Guarantee

Get the item you ordered or your money back.

Learn moreeBay Money Back Guarantee - opens new window or tab

Seller information

thrift.books (3611960)
99% positive feedback

Registered as a Business Seller

Report this item - opens in new window or tab

Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing.

eBay item number:143515225947

Last updated on Jun 24, 2024 17:30:47 EDTView all revisionsView all revisions

Item specifics

Condition: Acceptable

Seller Notes: “Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend ...

Binding: dvd

Publisher: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Publication Year: 2007

Weight: 0 lbs

Product Group: DVD

IsTextBook: No

Language: english

UPC: 043396509290

Format: DVD

Release Year: 2000

Actor: Eileen Colgan, Mick Lally, Jeni Courtney

Rating: G

Director: John Sayles

Genre: Drama

Movie/TV Title: Secret of Roan Inish

Edition: Closed Captioned; Multiple Languages

About this product

Product Information

Sent to live with her grandparents in a quaint coastal Irish town, 10-year-old Fiona (Jeni Courtney) is fascinated by the village's rich folk culture--especially the local myths about a half-human, half-seal creature known as a selkie. Fiona becomes convinced that her supposedly deceased little brother is living with the selkies, and she travels to the beautiful, enchanted island of Roan Inish, where her grandparents once lived, to confirm her suspicions. Based on the book SECRET OF RON MOR SKERRY by Rosalie K. Fry, the film is the first John Sayles picture shot outside the United States. Although the magical realism of the film may seem like a departure for Sayles, who is known for gritty slice-of-life dramas, he has covered fantastic elements before (BROTHER FROM ANOTHER PLANET), and has dealt extensively with the theme of returning to one's roots (BABY IT'S YOU, RETURN OF THE SECAUCUS SEVEN, and PASSION FISH). The film will particularly appeal to children and adults who grew up listening to stories rather than watching them on television, and the special effects--including a magical transformation of a seal into a woman--are meant to replicate the imagination of a rural child unfamiliar with the excesses of mass media. With its gorgeous photography and perfectly paced storytelling, THE SECRET OF ROAN INISH stands as one of the finest folklore-based films ever made.

Product Identifiers

UPC

0043396509290

eBay Product ID (ePID)

3322920

Product Key Features

Actor

Eileen Colgan, Mick Lally, Jeni Courtney

Rating

Edition

Closed Captioned; Multiple Languages

Movie/TV Title

Secret of Roan Inish

Director

John Sayles

Format

DVD

Release Year

2000

Genre

Drama

Additional Product Features

Region Code

Region 1 Encoding;

Number of Discs

Country/Region of Manufacture

USA

Display Format

Closed Captioned; Multiple Languages

LeafCats

617

Leading Role

Eileen Colgan, Mick Lally, Jeni Courtney

Release Date

20000725

Film Country

USA

Item description from the seller

Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing.

eBay item number:143515225947

Last updated on Jun 24, 2024 17:30:47 EDTView all revisionsView all revisions

Shipping and handling

Item location:

Aurora, Illinois, United States

Ships to:

Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan Republic, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde Islands, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon Republic, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Montserrat, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Republic of Croatia, Republic of the Congo, Romania, Rwanda, Saint Helena, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Turks and Caicos Islands, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vatican City State, Vietnam, Virgin Islands (U.S.), Wallis and Futuna, Western Samoa, Worldwide, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Excludes:

Barbados, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Guadeloupe, Libya, Martinique, New Caledonia, Reunion, Russian Federation, Ukraine, Venezuela

Change country:

Postal Code:

Shipping and handling	To	Service	Delivery*See Delivery notes
Free shipping	United States	Economy Shipping	Estimated between Fri, Jun 28 and Mon, Jul 1 to 43230
US $15.99 (approx C $21.85)	United States	Expedited Shipping	Estimated between Thu, Jun 27 and Sat, Jun 29 to 43230

Notes - Delivery *Estimated delivery dates include seller's handling time, origin postal code, destination postal code and time of acceptance, and will depend on shipping service selected and receipt of cleared payment. Delivery times may vary, especially during peak periods.

Handling time

Will usually ship within 1 business day of receiving cleared payment.

Taxes

Seller charges sales tax in

Sales tax for an item #143515225947

Seller collects sales tax for items shipped to the following provinces:

Province	Sales Tax Rate
Missouri (MO)	8.238%

*Tax applies to subtotal + shipping & handling for these states only

Return policy

After receiving the item, contact seller within	Refund will be given as
30 days after the buyer receives it	Money Back

The seller is responsible for return shipping costs.

Payment details

Payment methods

ThriftBooks

99% positive feedback

17.8M items sold

Visit store Contact

Usually responds within 24 hours

Detailed seller ratings

Average for the last 12 months

Accurate description

4.9

Reasonable shipping cost

5.0

Shipping speed

5.0

Communication

4.9

Seller feedback (5,227,810)

This item (1)

All items (5,227,810)

a***6 (2085)- Feedback left by buyer.

More than a year ago

Verified purchase

sent a dvd instead of a book, but did give full refund

See all feedback

Product ratings and reviews

Learn more

Write a review

4.9

60 product ratings

57 users rated this 5 out of 5 stars
2 users rated this 4 out of 5 stars
0 users rated this 3 out of 5 stars
0 users rated this 2 out of 5 stars
1 users rated this 1 out of 5 stars

Good value

Entertaining

Engaging characters

Most relevant reviews

See all 56 reviews

by nikikatz846
Oct 31, 2017Top favourable review
"The Secret of Roan Inish" - a long-time love of mine...
This copy was to replace my personal one, that I had given to a friend, now a mother of two, who had loved the film when we first saw it together when she was younger than the girl in the story. I also sent one to another friend, a prominent filmmaker, as much because of the commentary by the auteur John Sales as for the enchanting story, He details the difficulties involved in filming this modern telling of a lovely Irish folk tale on that wild North Sea coast and especially of the brilliant solutions to those problems by legendary cinematographer Haskell Wexler and other technical people. It's a gift for everyone from young children to film buffs and techie geeks! And the prices make multi-gifting easy! Get out your Santa lists, people!This copy was to replace my personal one, that I had given to a friend, now a mother of two, who had loved the film when we first saw it together when she was younger than the girl in the story. I also sent one to another friend, a prominent filmmaker, as much because of the commentary by the auteur John Sales as for the enchanting story, He details the difficulties involved in filming this modern telling of a lovely Irish folk tale on that wild North Sea coast and especially of the brilliant solutions to those problems by legendary cinematographer Haskell Wexler and other technical people. It's a gift for everyone from young children to film buffs and techie geeks! And the prices make multi-gifting easy! Get out your Santa lists, people!
Verified purchase: YesCondition: NewSold by: fr.lot2012
by EGR0y4dGRGG@Deleted
Sep 25, 2008
A Mistifying Jouney of a Irish tale.
An absolutley intriguing "little tail". The background of the Irish countyside is simply charming. The actors played their roles with exceptional grace and determination, expecially the young ones. A real exception in films today. Family orientated, clean, and geared toward anyone with a sense of mystery and intrigue. I enjoyed this flick so much, I purchased it!. Have not seen a film which captivates the spirit of the Irish people since Waking Ned Devine. One drawback, the Irish Brouge is so thick you need to put on the captions, at least for the first viewing. Mistifying film!.An absolutley intriguing "little tail". The background of the Irish countyside is simply charming. The actors played their roles with exceptional grace and determination, expecially the young ones. A real exception in films today. Family orientated, clean, and geared toward anyone with a sense of mystery and intrigue. I enjoyed this flick so much, I purchased it!. Have not seen a film which captivates the spirit of the Irish people since Waking Ned Devine. One drawback, the Irish Brouge is so thick you need to put on the captions, at least for the first viewing. Mistifying film!.
by dohCsVFdTrW@Deleted
Jun 06, 2008
Aisling gael (Bright Vision)
Fable of Puirt a buile(by way of mouth)Irish storytelling about a child lost at sea and lives with the seals on Roan Inish told to a young girl who is encapsulated by a story told by her grandparents.Very well acted, wonderful music score, and a beautiful story takes you back to childhood and the stories of old told by grsndparents, and the stories you still dream of and still want to believe even long after you have grown up. Charming, warm and beautiful story set in beautiful ancient landscapes, remenants of and lost history and traditions which live only in story have you travelling, dreaming and longing to Roan Inish.Fable of Puirt a buile(by way of mouth)Irish storytelling about a child lost at sea and lives with the seals on Roan Inish told to a young girl who is encapsulated by a story told by her grandparents.Very well acted, wonderful music score, and a beautiful story takes you back to childhood and the stories of old told by grsndparents, and the stories you still dream of and still want to believe even long after you have grown up. Charming, warm and beautiful story set in beautiful ancient landscapes, remenants of and lost history and traditions which live only in story have you travelling, dreaming and longing to Roan Inish.
by Avu16-Z2QgW@Deleted
May 31, 2009
wonder, joy, love, adventure, and delight for all
I loved it!! it really brings to life the irish tales of the silky, and the music, the scenery, are incredible! It is a great family film. I wish we had more films like this one!! It has the joy, the undimmed sense of wonder, the adventure, and the deep sense of family and tradition the irish have. Get this for the whole family, especially the kids, and enjoy!!
by horsehuggerz
Sep 20, 2021
Irish folklore
The scenery is just as compelling as the tale. If you love stories that include a little of the folklore of old, such as selkies, and location as beautiful as the west coast of Ireland, you will love this movie. Just a wonderful story,
Verified purchase: YesCondition: NewSold by: 1337_vintage

Shop by category