Into the West is a 1992 film about Irish Travellers, directed by Mike Newell and written by Jim Sheridan. Music by Patrick Doyle. Actors: Gabriel Byrne, Ellen Barkin. 1992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Irish Travellers are a nomadic or itinerant people of Irish origin living in Ireland, Great Britain and the United States. ... Michael Cormac Newell (born 28 March 1942) is an English director and producer of motion pictures for the screen and for television. ... Jim Sheridan (born February 9, 1949) is an Irish film director. ... Gabriel Byrne is an Irish actor. ... Ellen Barkin is an American actress who was born on April 16, 1954. ...
West'sfilms tend not to have a view point character or characters through whose eyes most of the action is seen, unlike the great majority of noirs.
West'sfilms also resemble whodunits, in that information is often kept from the audience about the guilt or innocence of the characters till the end.
West almost always includes something parallel to the plane of the camera in these shots, whether it is a grouping of the actors, a single key actor who is being emphasized, or a background part of the set.