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Irish filmmaking and creative partnership
Desperate Optimists is the creative partnership of Christine Molloy and Joe Lawlor, which began in 1992. In an interview in 2008, Lawlor explained how
Desperate_Optimists
2008 film
by Desperate Optimists, (Joe Lawlor and Christine Molloy), and was the first feature film made through their production company Desperate Optimists Productions
Helen_(2008_film)
2019 film
directed by Christine Molloy and Joe Lawlor, known collectively as Desperate Optimists. Rose is a veterinary student at university in Dublin. Adopted as
Rose_Plays_Julie
2013 film
Molloy (who are also known by the name of their creative partnership, Desperate Optimists). It was their second feature film following their debut Helen and
Mister_John
2016 Irish film
Further Beyond is a 2016 Irish film by Desperate Optimists (Christine Molloy and Joe Lawlor) that has been described as "part essay, documentary and quirky
Further_Beyond
Director and filmmaker
works of theatre, interactive art, and film, as creative partnership Desperate Optimists, which also became the name of their production company. In a 2016
Christine_Molloy
2023 film by Joe Lawlor and Christine Molloy
Lawlor Christine Molloy Music by Stephen McKeon Production companies Desperate Optimists Samson Films Distributed by Bankside Films Release dates
Baltimore_(film)
American film production company founded in 1999
Rose Plays Julie October 3, 2019 Twelve Oaks Pictures international sales only; produced by Samson Films, Desperate Optimists and Screen Ireland N/A N/A
Hyde_Park_Entertainment
British writer
abandonedpractices.org. The artist/activist group Platform, as well as filmmakers Desperate Optimists,[citation needed] have both responded to Read's conception of "civility"
Alan_Read
1973 British film by Anthony Simmons
The Optimists of Nine Elms, also known as The Optimists, is a 1973 British drama film starring Peter Sellers and directed by Anthony Simmons, who also
The_Optimists_of_Nine_Elms
Australian actress
Mask (1999), Thunderstruck (2004), Solo (2005) and the Serbian films The Optimists (2005) and Skinning (2010). From 2007 to 2009, she played Tippi in TV
Bojana_Novakovic
American actress
starred in Showtime's Dexter. In 2009 and 2012, Darbo guest-starred on Desperate Housewives. Between 2010 and 2012, she portrayed the recurring role of
Patrika_Darbo
1759 satirical novella by Voltaire
versions titled Candide: or, All for the Best (1759); Candide: or, The Optimist (1762); and Candide: Optimism (1947). A young man, Candide, lives a sheltered
Candide
American actor and writer
Sunny in Philadelphia, The Sarah Silverman Program, Hung, Melrose Place, Desperate Housewives, and in the feature film Fired Up!. Blaiklock was nicknamed
Michael_Blaiklock
American filmmaker (born 1970)
Anderson's films are psychological dramas characterized by depictions of desperate characters and explorations of dysfunctional families, alienation, loneliness
Paul_Thomas_Anderson
Canadian-American actor and activist (born 1961)
worldwide. Roger Ebert in the Chicago Sun-Times wrote, "Fox provides a fairly desperate center for the film. It could not have been much fun for him to follow
Michael_J._Fox
1932 dystopian novel by Aldous Huxley
of socialism and a World State were then viewed as the ideas of naive optimists. Chesterton wrote: After the Age of Utopias came what we may call the
Brave_New_World
US-based software and services company
Terror tools to track American citizens. The scary thing? Palantir is desperate for new customers". Bloomberg. Archived from the original on October 28
Palantir
Russian language television channel owned by Disney
LIFE - НОВЫЙ ТЕЛЕКАНАЛ ДЛЯ ОПТИМИСТОВ" [Fox Life - new TV channel for optimists]. TV digest (in Russian). May 6, 2008. Archived from the original on September
FX Life (Russia, Baltics & CIS)
FX_Life_(Russia,_Baltics_&_CIS)
American actress (born 1981)
February 21, 2015. Jones, Kenneth. Lauren Molina and Geoff Packard are Optimists of Goodman Candide. playbill.com September 17, 2010 Brantley, Ben. Grand
Lauren_Molina
American entrepreneur and venture capitalist (born 1967)
Stanford University, describes the lectures as "amateurish talks" and a desperate effort from a man with immense power and full of contradiction to disassociate
Peter_Thiel
British TV programme
from The Computer Programme, during the scenes when Steve Furber is desperately trying to keep the demonstration BBC Micros running behind the studio
Micro_Men
English actor and comedian (1925–1980)
his tragi-comedic role as a street performer in Anthony Simmons's The Optimists of Nine Elms. Fellow comedian and friend Spike Milligan believed that
Peter_Sellers
plight of migrant farm workers and the forces that keep their lives so desperate. 171 10 "Hilary in Hiding" Family/children 60 minutes April 24, 1990 (1990-04-24)
List of Frontline (American TV program) episodes
List_of_Frontline_(American_TV_program)_episodes
8th episode of the 5th season of Stranger Things
In the episode, the group enters the Upside Down one last time in a desperate attempt to complete "Operation Beanstalk" by Steve Harrington to save
Chapter Eight: The Rightside Up
Chapter_Eight:_The_Rightside_Up
American author (1923–2017)
time") but sold poorly, a pattern that all her adult novels would follow. Desperate Characters came next with Alfred Kazin calling it a "brilliant performance"
Paula_Fox
British TV sitcom (1975–1978)
existence ("Mr Ummm of the Fourth Floor"), but once Tom leaves, Andy becomes desperate to bring him back. His wife, Felicity, is more relaxed. She is one of
The Good Life (1975 TV series)
The_Good_Life_(1975_TV_series)
American television sitcom (2007–2013)
think of herself as kind, cultured and smarter than her friends. She desperately wants to be liked by persons and/or impress them, but her attempts at
Rules of Engagement (TV series)
Rules_of_Engagement_(TV_series)
Love focused on feelings
did not believe in it. Among critics of Werther, for example, romantic optimists viewed the story as a tragedy of love being thwarted by the interference
Romance
English musician (born 1968)
Dredge, Stuart (7 October 2013). "Thom Yorke calls Spotify 'the last desperate fart of a dying corpse'". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 October 2013. Young
Thom_Yorke
Finnish comic strip
very easily. The moose is, despite his bad luck, an eternal optimist. He is always desperately trying to find love. The pig and the sheep are tame animals
Kamala_luonto
2014 greatest hits album by Pinegrove
epics to strummed acoustic numbers that blend lonesome rural tones with desperate suburban ennui, Everything So Far is a testament to a band that sounded
Everything_So_Far
American businessman (born 1971)
diversity rules on ethnicities. His reasoning was that companies were so desperate for talent that they would try to get it from anywhere. He also questioned
Marc_Andreessen
Season of television series
in the following episodes. Thanksgiving V, War Of The Heck’s, and The Optimist. Galadriel Stineman as Cassidy Finch, Axl's ex-girlfriend who broke up
The_Middle_season_5
British actress (1933–2009)
Year Title Role 1973 A Warm December Marsha Barlow 1973 The Optimists of Nine Elms Schoolteacher 1980 The Dick Emery Hour 1989 The Return of Sam McCloud
Hilary_Crane
German military officer (1885–1960)
V-3", referring to the Vergeltungswaffe ("vengeance" weapons). Given the desperate situation of the Western Front, this was another sign of Kesselring's
Albert_Kesselring
New Zealand television series
mother mourning the loss of her husband and son Perlina Lau as Pip, an optimist who works for the Wellness organization Jay Ryan as Bobby, a man who has
Creamerie
Documentary series
team is an uphill struggle and John and Ann must resort to ever-more desperate measures to boost sales. Despite their best endeavours, their plans backfire
The_Armstrongs
Canadian actress (born 1983)
Foster, Jayne. "Natalie Krill: 'No excuses!'". Battlefords News-Optimist. Retrieved August 29, 2017. "Natalie Krill's Bio (Official website)". "Truth
Natalie_Krill
British free-to-air television channel
British television, such as Friends, Cheers, Will & Grace, NYPD Blue, ER, Desperate Housewives, Homicide: Life on the Street, Without a Trace, Home Improvement
Channel_4
British teen drama series (2007–2013)
feelings for Emily, but questions her sexuality. Karen McClair Klariza Clayton Freddie's older sister, who is desperate to become famous, alienating him.
Skins_(British_TV_series)
1973 Save the Children September 21, 1973 Hit! October 17, 1973 The Optimists British film; North American distribution only; produced by Sagittarius
List of Paramount Pictures films (1970–1979)
List_of_Paramount_Pictures_films_(1970–1979)
1990 film by Patrick Read Johnson
to blow up the ship, Wrenchmuller is trapped in a paralyzing beam. The desperate Martians try to blow up the Earth using the D.O.D. (Doughnut Of Destruction)
Spaced_Invaders
1925 Charles Chaplin film
there when Jim returns. Meanwhile, the two remaining in the cabin get so desperate that they cook and eat one of the Prospector's shoes. Later, Jim gets
The_Gold_Rush
state than it's actually in." Some comment that the use of gimmicks are desperate attempts to overcome the staleness, and lead them to question how much
Reception_of_The_Simpsons
American actor and comedian (born 1925)
2021). "At 95, Dick Van Dyke is still the consummate showman. And he's desperate to get back onstage". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 17, 2023
Dick_Van_Dyke
Shane Lewis
attacks; scorching temperatures lead to severe dehydration and force a desperate fan to risk illness by drinking unsanitary fluids. 123 23 "Special: Rainforests
List of Naked and Afraid episodes
List_of_Naked_and_Afraid_episodes
American saxophonist (born 1963)
Walk of Fame. In October 2010, Koz performed "Start All Over Again" in a Desperate Housewives season 7 episode "Let Me Entertain You", alongside singer Dana
Dave_Koz
German-British actor (1916–1998)
Charles Constance 1953 Three Steps to the Gallows as Mario Satargo 1953 Desperate Moment as Detective Laurence 1953 Epitaph for a Spy as Köche 1953 The
Ferdy_Mayne
Kadhal Desam 25 Goran Paskaljević 73 Serbia Director, Screenwriter The Optimists Cabaret Balkan 27 Yūko Takeuchi 40 Japan Actress Ring Creepy 28 Gene Corman
2020_in_film
1990 musical by Stephen Sondheim
she does so due to an entirely different one: she is so frustrated and desperate about "how to understand and express herself" that she takes "drastic
Assassins_(musical)
American television series (2001–2011)
season 4, it faced stiff new competition from ABC's night-time soap opera Desperate Housewives, a show that soon became the No. 1 drama on television. Although
Law_&_Order:_Criminal_Intent
Smoke-like, fog-like air pollutions
York Times. Retrieved 27 January 2014. Bearak, Max (7 February 2014). "Desperate for Clean Air, Delhi Residents Experiment with Solutions". New York Times
Smog
panel for help. Unfortunately for them, the penguins never noticed their desperate pleas and swam away saying they were never going to come back ever again
List of Madagascar (franchise) characters
List_of_Madagascar_(franchise)_characters
County board of the Gaelic Athletic Association in Ireland
Heneghan, Conor. "Preview: Kerry v Mayo". JOE.ie. Often derided as eternal optimists and held up as the laughing stock of the GAA world [...] Nobody can simply
Mayo_GAA
Nights of Molly Dodd Deadly Games Death Valley Days Dempsey and Makepeace Desperate Housewives Dharma and Greg Diagnosis: Murder Diamonds Dickens of London
List of programmes broadcast by RTÉ2
List_of_programmes_broadcast_by_RTÉ2
Fictional character Anne Cuthbert
does not belong in her life. Anne reacts "wildly," "miserably," and "desperately" to his proposal. Anne quotes from a poem by Tennyson: "Love in sequel
Anne_Shirley
2021. Carter, Emily (October 27, 2021). "Boston Manor announce Desperate Times Desperate Pleasures EP, release new song". Kerrang!. Retrieved October 28
List of 2021 albums (July–December)
List_of_2021_albums_(July–December)
1947 memoir by Primo Levi
and "good" and "evil", on his side of the barbed wire in a world of desperate, half-starved prisoners. Levi likens the camp to a gigantic social experiment
If_This_Is_a_Man
British crime drama television series
survivors of personal tragedies. He is the ultimate survivor himself—a bruised optimist, compelled to help others. Assisted by his faithful colleague Louise Munroe
Case_Histories_(TV_series)
Indo-European people in Ancient Southeast Europe
Dacia was out of control, and Emperor Domitian (ruled 81 to 96 AD) tried desperately to deal with the danger through military action. But the outcome of Rome's
Dacians
Ken Pontac, Warren Graff & Kenn Navarro November 6, 2009 (2009-11-06) Desperate to escape a heat wave, Lifty and Shifty kidnap Cro-Marmot only to find
List of Happy Tree Friends episodes
List_of_Happy_Tree_Friends_episodes
American politician (born 1982)
to others. In his honor I am voting for an inspirational ticket over desperate and maddening one" (Tweet) – via Twitter. Golden, Erin (November 7, 2018)
Ilhan_Omar
Fictional character in Neon Genesis Evangelion
play the role with as few complex nuances as possible. No matter how desperate the scene may seem, Mari believes that things are going in the right direction
Mari_Illustrious_Makinami
Season of television series
cure the walker virus. Christian Serratos as Rosita Espinosa, a pragmatic optimist, who is protective of those around her and girlfriend of Abraham. Alanna
The_Walking_Dead_season_6
Jr. (1862–1919), The Trail of the Lonesome Pine Paula Fox (1923–2017), Desperate Characters William Price Fox (1926–2015), Ruby Red Sohrab Homi Fracis
List_of_American_novelists
American animated series
(voiced by Harland Williams) is a purple monster. Monster is an eternal optimist living by the motto that "Good things happen to good people", and that
Robot_and_Monster
American law enforcement officer and commentator
sought parking, traffic on Olympic Boulevard came to an abrupt standstill. Desperate screams came from the crowd of protesters crossing the overpass ahead
Thomas_Reddin
Premier of British Columbia from 2011 to 2017
saw the throne speech as a cynical way for the Clark government to "desperately cling to power in selling out her party and its supporters in offering
Christy_Clark
American animated comedy television series
popular girl at school. Despite her success, she seems unhappy at times, desperately craving the attention of her busy parents. As the series progresses,
The_Ghost_and_Molly_McGee
Partisan Creeper Eternity, in Your Arms Horror punk, punk rock Roadrunner Desperate Journalist Grow Up Indie rock, post-punk Fierce Panda Eliane Elias Dance
List_of_2017_albums
Overview of the UK broadcast network's shows
originally broadcast on E4 in 2008) Derek (pilot 2012; series 2013–2014) Desperate Housewives (US import) The Draughtsman's Contract (C4 film; on C4 1983)
List of Channel 4 television programmes
List_of_Channel_4_television_programmes
starring Michael Keaton, Charles Lane and Mary Jo Catlett. 110 17 "Maude's Desperate Hours" Hal Cooper Arthur Julian February 14, 1977 (1977-02-14) 0517 With
List_of_Maude_episodes
German politician (1884–1945)
stated: Economic and financial situation gravely critical. Inner situation desperate. Economic conditions getting worse. Goerdeler's reports to Young were
Carl_Friedrich_Goerdeler
American comedy-drama television series
Pittsburgh-set Flashdance", and also added that "Hellcats is a show either for optimists or for people who are interested in learning the trade". Producer Welling
Hellcats
American general (born 1952)
and Crocker remained circumspect and refused to classify themselves as optimists or pessimists, noting, instead, that they were realists and that the reality
David_Petraeus
Vultures (DGC) Eminem – Relapse (Shady/Aftermath) Hollywood Undead – Desperate Measures Lady Gaga – The Fame Monster (Streamline/KonLive/Cherrytree)
Interscope Records discography
Interscope_Records_discography
Chronological narrative of the movements and ideologies aimed at equal rights for women
www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved August 7, 2021. Sweeney, Brian (ed.), 2000, "OPTIMISTS: Kate Sheppard – Suffragist". Accessed May 23, 2006, from http://www.nzedge
History_of_feminism
American crime drama television series
Pilar Herrera, a quirky single woman who meets Tommy in a grief group, desperately searching for true love. Her search for love has inadvertently attracted
Feed_the_Beast_(TV_series)
"Zimbabwe's Youth Push for Greater Access to Contraception", Impatient Optimists,05 September 2012. Retrieved on 2 May 2013. "Economy & Industry". Mlambo
Health_in_Zimbabwe
2018). "Listen To Vulfpeck's Cory Wong Newly Released Solo Album, The Optimist". Live for Live Music. Retrieved October 30, 2023. Simpson, Dave (August
List_of_2018_albums
1996 video game
conditions for his opponent, unless the precious red Crash Gem that they so desperately need fails to appear. This can lead to interesting results, with Dan
Super_Puzzle_Fighter_II_Turbo
American actor (1885–1943)
short) - The Butler The Heart of a Bandit (1915 short) - The Half-Bree His Desperate Deed (1915 short) - Grant The Love Transcendent (1915 short) - John Gag
Charles_West_(actor)
Fictional character from EastEnders
secret, Badland explained, "She's not sure where she stands, but she's desperate to get back inside the family. She loves Mick so much she wants to be
Babe_Smith
absorbed was that it would be wonderful if He existed: We needed Him desperately but had not seen Him in many thousands of years. Harald August Bohr (1952)
List_of_agnostics
American singer-songwriter and musician (born 1965)
"Thematically they're mostly about individuals — indeed, an entire planet — in desperate need of healing. To that end, Paul's original tune "Citizen of the World"
Ellis_Paul
underneath the industrial hum. In 1930, a city commissioner told the Optimists, a local booster club: Newark is not like the city of old. The old, quiet
History_of_Newark,_New_Jersey
South African-born New Zealand musician
Kean, Annabel (20 January 2022). "Chelsea Jade Unveils Single / Video 'Optimist' + Announces New Album". Under the Radar. Retrieved 22 April 2022. Havert
Chelsea_Jade
Russian TV channel (founded 1996)
would now clearly position itself as a "channel of romantic realism, for optimists and family viewing". To improve the quality of content, a transition to
STS_(TV_channel)
Season of television series
she feels towards him for always leaving. She starts helping Oliver, desperate to be with him again, first warning him of David's plan and then attacking
Legion_season_2
Bosnian rock band
various musical influences from Yugoslavia and abroad, all the while desperately trying to achieve a basic level of technical proficiency on their instruments—at
Zabranjeno_Pušenje
US technoprogressive think tank
According to Smith, this was evidence that transhumanism is a religion and a desperate attempt to find purpose in a nihilistic and materialistic world. The institute's
Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies
Institute_for_Ethics_and_Emerging_Technologies
Dispute between Greece and North Macedonia (1991–2019)
dispute as "... one of the enduring characteristics of modern Greek life: a desperate attempt to regain a past glory, rooted in cultural accomplishments of
Macedonia_naming_dispute
American politician and lawyer (born 1963)
County Court system. They have two sons. Kind is a member of the La Crosse Optimists Club, a leader in the Boys and Girls Club, and the La Crosse YMCA. He
Ron_Kind
Wine (1914); music also by Frank E. Tours The Co-Optimists (1921); music also by others The Optimists (1928); music also by others James Gilbert Grab Me
List of musicals by composer: A to L
List_of_musicals_by_composer:_A_to_L
Australian cricketer (born 1954)
in the field. While he sat in the dressing room, the Australian team, desperate to end Pakistan's ten-wicket partnership, "Mankaded" (ie, run out the
Kim_Hughes
American-Israeli journalist, writer, and filmmaker
women's efforts can lead the way to dialogue and peace. No matter how desperate the political situation seems, the women in the film never stop communicating
Lilly_Rivlin
Israeli musical artist
the youngest of six brothers. By the 1930s, he had become increasingly desperate to escape the growing threats of the Nazi Party. After completing three
Joshua_Epstein_(violinist)
NCAA Division I men's basketball team representing Le Moyne College
first 10 years. They participated in a postseason tournament, the Utica Optimist Club Invitational, in only their second season. The Dolphins won the Utica
History of Le Moyne Dolphins men's basketball (1948–1958)
History_of_Le_Moyne_Dolphins_men's_basketball_(1948–1958)
American science fiction writer (1908–2006)
Williamson took this idea into science fiction with The Legion of Space. Desperate for money, he searched for a quick source of income. While most pulps
Jack_Williamson
DESPERATE OPTIMISTS
DESPERATE OPTIMISTS
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Native American
Desperate warrior.
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly East Anglia)
English (mainly East Anglia) : metonymic occupational name for someone who dealt in weights and measures, for example a grain factor, from Middle English pekke ‘peck’ (an old measure of dry goods equivalent to eight quarts or a quarter of a bushel).English : variant of Peak 1.Irish : variant of Peak 2.South German : variant of Beck.North German and Dutch : metonymic occupational name for someone who prepared or sold pitch, from Middle Low German pek, Middle Dutch pec, pic.Dutch : from Middle Dutch pec, pick ‘desperate straits’, hence a nickname for a person in difficult circumstances or perhaps for someone with a gloomy disposition.
Female
Japanese
(節å) Japanese name SETSUKO means "temperate child."
DESPERATE OPTIMISTS
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English
English : habitational name from Muscott, a minor place in Northamptonshire, or Muscoates in North Yorkshire, both named from Old English mūs ‘mouse’ + cot ‘hut’, ‘small dwelling’, ‘shelter’.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Understood
Girl/Female
Arabic
Something Beautiful
Boy/Male
Hindu
Girl/Female
Muslim
A narrator of Hadith
Boy/Male
Hindu
Daughter God
Girl/Female
Tamil
Thaneesha | தாநீஷா
Ambition
Boy/Male
Hindu
Limitless
Boy/Male
Australian, Chinese, French
Horse Lover
Male
German
Originally a German byname for someone who lived on a plateau, from eben "plateau" and the suffix -er denoting an inhabitant, it is now considered a German form of Hebrew Abner, EBNER means "father of light."
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v. t.
Not marked with passion; not violent; cool; calm; as, temperate language.
a.
Extreme, in a bad sense; outrageous; -- used to mark the extreme predominance of a bad quality.
pl.
of Desperado
v. t.
Moderate; not excessive; as, temperate heat; a temperate climate.
adv.
With extreme anguish or desperate struggles.
imp. & p. p.
of Despumate
adv.
In a desperate manner; without regard to danger or safety; recklessly; extremely; as, the troops fought desperately.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Desecrate
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Desiderate
imp. & p. p.
of Desecrate
n.
One desperate or hopeless.
v. t.
Moderate in the indulgence of the natural appetites or passions; as, temperate in eating and drinking.
v. t.
To render temperate; to moderate; to soften; to temper.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Despumate
a.
Modeate; temperate.
a.
Beyond hope; causing despair; extremely perilous; irretrievable; past cure, or, at least, extremely dangerous; as, a desperate disease; desperate fortune.
a.
Without hope; given to despair; hopeless.
a.
Proceeding from, or suggested by, despair; without regard to danger or safety; reckless; furious; as, a desperate effort.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Depurate
imp. & p. p.
of Desiderate