Film review: Gabriel Byrne is delightfully roguish in Death of a Ladies’ Man

Irish exile Sam O’Shea (Gabriel Byrne) is a hard-drinking serial philanderer who is shocked to discover that his latest wife is cheating on him
A scene from Death of a Ladies’ Man.

A scene from Death of a Ladies’ Man.

Fri, 29 Jul, 2022 - 17:00
Declan Burke

★★★★☆

It’s a bold move, calling your film after one of Leonard Cohen’s least-loved albums, but Death of a Ladies’ Man (15A) certainly fits the bill. 

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