Wonderful Gaelic film at Corrie

Seachd: The Inaccessible Pinnacle, the title of the next offering from the Corrie Film Club, begins with the Gaelic word for the number seven, magical in the ancient mythology of the Celtic world. Shot on Skye, the film features poet Aonghas Padruig Caimbeul as the grandfather of a young boy (Padruig Moreasdan) whose parents died on the mountains. The boy has become a young man now, but still seeks to know the truth about his parents’ death on the Inaccessible Pinnacle on the Isle of Skye. He goes to see his grandfather, who is dying in hospital, for the last time, and once again is caught up in the old man’s ancient, fearsome tales.

Làn fhìrinn na sgeòil. The truth is in the story. A whole swathe of true Gàidhealtachd history emerges. Are there seven stories, as the film’s title hints, or more? One loses count, and it does not matter. They encompass poisoned lovers and bloody revenge, water-horses and the gold of the Armada, and the ancient truth that emerges is one that the young man never expected to find.

Chris Young, the producer of Seachd , lives in Skye and learned to speak Gaelic. His previous successes included Festival and Venus Peter, but inexplicably (or perhaps only too explicably in the view of Gaelic speakers) Seachd was refused entry in the Foreign Language category of the 2008 Bafta Awards.

Bafta missed a treat. The film is stunningly beautiful, and the sound track has glorious Gaelic singing. The film will be shown at Corrie Village Hall at 8.00 pm on Sunday 13th May. All are welcome and admission is free, though contributions to the upkeep of the hall are always warmly welcomed.