A Message Of Tolerance Is At The Heart Of "Belfast" - Caitríona Balfe

Caitríona Balfe, star of the film "Belfast," returns to The Late Show to celebrate her SAG Award nomination and to discuss the way the film portrays the human side of the events known as "The Troubles." Stick around for part two of Stephen's interview with the amazing Caitríona Balfe! #Colbert #Belfast #CaitríonaBalfe
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[@iarlais80]

Finally an informed and erudite interviewer on a US talk show. First class Stephen Colbert

[@faithinverity8523]

"Divisiveness is a very cheap tool for people who want to control things..." I am, once again, overwhelmed with admiration for Irish women.

[@thePronto]

If only the people who buy into intolerance could see how they are being manipulated into supporting the aspirations of a few at the expense of everyone else, including themselves...

[@annemarie1507]

"Divisiveness is a very cheap tool for people who want to control things and gain power...It's a lazy political ideology" perfectly describes the MO of the Trump Republican party and all its enablers.

[@eliglez577]

@@thePronto b

[@eliglez577]

Por favor poner subtitulos en ESPAÑOL EN LOS DIALOGOS.

[@eliglez577]

@@thePronto p

[@sloppyjoe4017]

She's so great at changing accents. Huge Outlander fan. Had no idea she's Irish.

[@mariacmantovani]

I can’t wait to watch it in March ❤️

[@veronicadredd22]

The hint in her being Irish is how she spells and pronounces her name, she is also a native Irish speaker

[@ClannCholmain]

@@veronicadredd22 a Gaeilgeoir.

[@lynnhettrick7588]

I was just going to say the same! I thought she was English.

[@DeterminedDIYer]

I actually knew she was Irish and I think her English accent is really good. But I'm American and I don't have much of an ear for accents lol.

[@marcosc7375]

I love Caitriona Balfe. Such a talented actress and just a breath of fresh air. I hope she gets more roles. But hopefully not let go of Outlander. I’m asking a lot but she is just someone I always want to see onscreen.

[@elpukka]

i watched this interview on TV but i came here just to give it a thumbs up. lovely person

[@sethd6485]

god i love her. what a talent.

[@ChineduOpara]

I admire her courage. Coming out to a talk show *without a bra* ? (Chef's kiss) brave woman

[@geoffreyfeinberg9792]

She's stunning. Hope she gets more roles.

[@sarahs.r.h54]

Beautiful, talented, intelligent, great personality, Caitriona Balfe 👏 i love her

[@camille1190]

She's so beautiful and RIDICULOUSLY TALENTED. 💜

[@NellieKAdaba]

👍🏿

[@veronihika]

Ugh she's absolutely delightful, I love her

[@TheMissEuphory]

She looks gorgeous ❤️

[@heynowls3058]

Love this movie so much. Beautiful.

[@pascalkal792]

She’s dressed like a princess because she’s a princess.(with a delicious smile)

[@mikeyu5004]

She seems very delightful. Hope to see more of her work

[@lailasaadi1721]

Amazing actress, amazing interview. I love her and Outlander is my all time favorite series. ❤️

[@siramea]

I appreciate that you have included the fada, so often fadas get left out, like in Sean, which gives it a different meaning entirely.

[@kerolives]

She dropped the fada from her names years ago. I'm so happy she's using it again.

[@thekrayonkidsbookadventures]

@@kerolives me, too ..that is the accent correct? I have one in my name as well ..but mine is a Spanish last name I've used it since I was little and have never stopped...it just took me awhile to figure it out on the computer long ago ...I love using my accent . (fada)

[@alanfern2800]

I still remember when she was a Victoria secret model. Now she's one of the best actresses in Hollywood.

[@teresapurdie954]

Love her so much, what a talented actress, great in every role, she deserves to win lots of awards. 💃🏻🙏🏼💟

[@xxxremastered3264]

Belfast was a great movie and she was amazing in it too 💯💯💯

[@fongponto]

I hitchhiked and spend some days in belfast around 2014 - got some help from some very friendly spirits and the city seemed very laid back and cultural at the time

[@mariekastler5391]

Love her Mardi Gras dress!!!

[@kuransays]

She is amazing, love her so much ❤️😍

[@Neppy1414]

happy mardi gras from New Orleans!! 💜💛💚

[@worldcheerleader]

🎺LIVING FOR THIS MARDI GRAS DRESS!!!! 💜💛💚

[@christinevr7698]

Yes! It’s gorgeous!!

[@mariekastler5391]

Yeah, you right, my dawlin's! Sounds like Big Easy in the house! 💜⚜️💚

[@camillabarclay4049]

But a bra? I noticed stright away braless brave but

[@oopurpledove]

@@camillabarclay4049 yes, she needs support.

[@SallyWallach]

Just listening to the conversation, but...that dress!!!!❤️❤️❤️

[@LoanShoppingExpert]

It was a weird dress selection for someone who used to be a runway model and who looks good in everything.

[@HighHeelKnight]

And PURPLE!! Oh, oh I love purple. 💜👠👗😍

[@CFCalways]

She is awesome .

[@deborahcrane46]

Love ❤️ Belfast ❤❤❤

[@kellibarnhouse6591]

Cait has been nominated for 3 Golden Globe Awards, has worked with Stallone, Swharzenager, Christian Bale, Matt Damon ect...! Cait is a very talented Actor!

[@gregdelisle6751]

5 Golden Globes*

[@bleh329]

Yeah. Nothing talks up a woman's worth more than all the men she's worked beside. Christian bale? Really? People still care about that sh¡t?

[@daniellamcgee4251]

@@randomzen924 Friday's child is full of woe. Just as valid. :)

[@naylas3908]

‘Schwarzenegger’

[@mikevanderman2727]

@@bleh329 Like the first part of your comment... Got very upset with the end 🤭🤭🤭 did give it a thumbs up though...

[@sandratogneri9982]

Saw it yesterday & really enjoyed.... Belfast XXX

[@carolinebcollier]

She goin to tha Mardi Gras! 💜💚💛

[@Phoenix-nl2ut]

She’s absolutely glowing.

[@danwall6662]

Talented,beautiful and Irish. The holy trinity.

[@luccacaixeta]

So far she's my pic for best Supporting Actress. Haven't seen Nightmare Alley or West Side Story yet...

[@asrexproductions]

I really relate to what she said at the end here. When I went to India as a child, I hated it because it was a third world country, and I was a spoiled American kid. The thing is, I knew everyone in my orbit was very kind, and that I was loved because they knew I was one of them. The people are what make all the difference, like she said. I also relate to her point about making family wherever you go - I'm notorious for having many friends, all over the country. For me, these people are my family just as much as my biological family is, and I love them all.

[@deborahadeen7582]

Love the Mardi Gas dress

[@HeatherVT8]

Her dress!! 🤩

[@navneetakumar1814]

So beautiful

[@Laudon1228]

Who knew Catriona Balfe was Bajoran? 😉 Her quote about divisiveness is the best put expression of that idea that I have ever heard. Her dress, I wonder if this was recorded at Mardi Gras time.

[@Greenwillow]

Wow! Suddenly fancy having a Quality Street looking at that dress🤔😳

[@warrenstevenscott2658]

If one wishes, they can also wear the dress with the adjacent leg through the cutout detail. Love this Loewe dress.

[@kathynay5498]

I was coming here to say, isn’t she supposed to stick her leg through the slit?!

[@camillabarclay4049]

Very balsy and powerful woman i feel she should go i to politics myself

[@abootlandersfoundersher1818]

Why wish that horror on anyone? * shudder*

[@greenmatrix151023387]

saw Belfast on xmas day. Great movie. I recommend it

[@sandratogneri9982]

I thought it only came out yesterday the film Belfast ?XXX

[@brandonwright9031]

Beautiful woman

[@mytube001]

If they ever need anyone to play a sister to a character played by Jennifer Lawrence, Caitríona is your girl! The move the same way, they have very similar facial features and they both have somewhat deeper voices.

[@lals0193]

What a distasteful opinion.

[@mytube001]

@@lals0193 What? How do you figure?

[@danniboooz]

@@lals0193 aww someone hates women, poor guy.

[@neerajamb]

So true!!

[@seidenschnabelfederflugel5441]

Really? I dont see that at all. But thanks for sharing your opinion. 💓

[@wildmountainthyme4123]

Would love to see this film sometime!

[@simonetrollmo2714]

That scene. Brutal.

[@maritzamajano5490]

Que bella e inteligente

[@MileyCyrusSwollenGums]

Damn for sure thought she was English, she's extremely talented at changing her accent.

[@peteowen3539]

A real coleen❤

[@cloudwatcher608]

I always say that patenting young children is basically glorified bodily-fluid management.

[@NewMessage]

That's why babies are cute... so you put up with everything they smear on you, and not just bin them and be done with it.

[@mariekastler5391]

As always, you've pinned it: we also favor animals with similar features.

[@tomgucwa7319]

Wait ! You can do that ?!

[@mikevanderman2727]

Wow, gorgeous 😍😍😍

[@Earthad23]

Tolerance is a word these people forget when it comes to anything they won’t tolerate.

[@martinobrien7110]

It is the movies that stay with you that count .

[@UnicornsPoopRainbows]

I have a 4yo and a 20 month old. If she thinks a 5 month old is messy now, she's going to miss those days in a year 😆😆 My 20 month old dumped her dinner 3 times and poured out my glass of iced tea in the last 2 hours 😅😓😪

[@S1L3NTG4M3R]

wow

[@muthonigota]

Sassenach 🥳

[@mrmoose-bt6ns]

Is as Muineachán í, a amadán! 🙄

[@williamharwood6139]

@@mrmoose-bt6ns Yeah, ach anns an sreath tbh Outlander, is as Sasainn e....A Sassenach is an English person in Gaidhlig (Scotland) while a Sasanach is an English person in Gaeilge (Ireland)

[@jaysiegel4742]

part 1

[@thomasanders1314]

💜:)

[@Zizikola]

what a cute, well, it's not like a classic beauty, but you can't take your eyes off, some kind of abyss of charm and charisma

[@melissa-wilson]

Catriona is super talented. Not a fan of Outlander, but every other project was A+.

[@DDR131]

I wonder why?

[@jackiealv6547]

The first 3 seasons were absolutely captivating. I lost interest starting the 4th one .

[@melissa-wilson]

@@DDR131 outlander isn't my cup of tea, but her other projects are excellent.

[@DDR131]

It's will be better, starting from season 6 although season 5 was great. I can agree season 4 may be dull for some people but you will be used to it because I have read till book 8 and it is moving in an incredible direction.

[@melissa-wilson]

@Anand kishore for Outlander, I thought the storyline was tired and silly, but my preference is irrelevant because it's a hit 🤣

[@kdub1242]

The thumbnail looked like Emilia Clarke.

[@mk4881]

I love her so much, but what is she wearing??

[@jerusalemcoach]

my thoughts exactly...

[@houston5568]

this dress was not flattering especially for her boobs; I don't think she was wearing a bra and she certainly needed one especially if she is breast feeding.

[@flourchylde]

Love her; hate the dress.

[@abootlandersfoundersher1818]

Whatever the fuck she wants to.

[@carlotavilla4319]

i think she was supposed to put her leg through the hole of the dress 😂😂 i love u caitriona❤️

[@suzannebeinart4359]

It takes someone as gorgeous as Catriona to pull off such a dress! I love her too!

[@laraq07]

I thought it was a unique design as well. :)

[@ellenspear50]

She looks like Mardi Gras.

[@charliemcdonald6882]

Watched the movie '' I was surprised to See '' Asian people in Corner shops '' and a beautiful black lady teacher in his School '' ': Set in an era at the start of the Troubles NI??? (and before people start shouting Racist' '' 'I'm not) Don't think this is factually Correct,

[@bobbrock4221]

The singing sassenach.

[@woohoohaha7607]

She is from Ireland 🇮🇪

[@williamharwood6139]

@@woohoohaha7607 In Outlander she plays an English character, in Gaidhlig the word for an English person is Sassenach but in Gaeilge its Sasanach

[@woohoohaha7607]

@@williamharwood6139 She was born here in Dublin Ireland 🇮🇪🇪🇺 what is ur point about her playing English roles ?

[@williamharwood6139]

@@woohoohaha7607 I just meant the character she plays in Outlander is called “Sassenach” by another character, that’s what the original commenter was referring to, it wasn’t a comment about the actress

[@TheAccidentalViking]

Stephen called her English in the intro segment... eeeek.

[@hannahdyson7129]

She did well not to correct him but she should have . But then again I always get called German by Amercains based off my accent . I am from Lancashire . It got awkward wheh we were in a museum dedicated to world war ll over there .

[@jojohunt1412]

He was referring to her character Claire

[@UnicornsPoopRainbows]

@@hannahdyson7129 As an American, I can say many Americans who never leave the country have a really hard time with placing accents. I blame Hollywood. Until recently, non-American characters either had super stereotyped accents or just a general British/London accent. As an expat American, my mind is also blown. Those accents sound nothing alike.

[@UnicornsPoopRainbows]

He might have meant to say British and got confused. It wasn't until I met some British people that I learned there is a difference. I thought the different countries in the UK were just like our states. Thank you Indiana public school system!

[@daniellamcgee4251]

@@UnicornsPoopRainbows Except that Caitríona isn't British either. She's from the Republic of Ireland, below the border of Northern Ireland.

[@chriswhamilton]

A model who's actually a good actor.....take note Gal Gadot.

[@minervacuervo4662]

She is lovely but that dress is horrendous

[@shivakumar2395]

goddessssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss

[@84paratize]

Not really a big fan of that outfit, to be honest. She gave a great performance in Belfast though!

[@bleh329]

Why do you think people care about how you feel regarding a dress? Genuinely curious.

[@84paratize]

@@bleh329 obviously you do because you took the time to reply lol

[@mariekastler5391]

Looks like she might have switched it up at the last minute: perhaps the gold part was supposed to go around at the thigh, in which case, I understand her balking. She probably approved the dress but didn't try it on till she was backstage. Seems like the material is too stiff for a shift with a thigh ruffle, which would likely be a challenging silhouette for a new Mom, anyway. I WOULD like to give her credit for 1) choosing a Bold Mardi Gras dress, During Epiphany!!! 2) wearing it the way she felt comfortable and, apparently, never giving it another thought. Well Done, Madam: you're going to be a GREAT MOM!

[@seaperu1]

why isn't deprtation an potion for those who stormed the capital?

[@LoanShoppingExpert]

Because they had a right to be there at the People's House. It's not their fault that the FBI showed up to instigate a riot.

[@darlenet.truitt2633]

Siempre babes.playboy.uno los mortales abian apreciado tan hermosa mujer . Tu..belleza.viaja.al.universo.se.reune.con.estrellas. y.luceros...tu.mirada.enamora.al.sol.....tu.hermosura.quedara.por..una.eternidad. en .los.corazonede. tus.admiradores......feliz Navidad.y.noche.buena....mis. respeto .para.todas.las.mujes.del.mundo...saludos..al.fin.del.mundo y

[@09pippa]

She looks beautiful as usual. I didn't like the dress, tough

[@Downloadeodeo]

four....

[@Hugginsince79]

I love her but that dress :?

[@sugarmagnolia1475]

Poor dress choice, like a night gown- not in a good way.

[@ricardodsavant2965]

CodBert's idea of 'tolerance,' = think like I do...

[@paulanosal8066]

Really didn't care for the show.

[@helenaboskovic]

Don't mansplain what ladies are saying to them, Stephen. Much love, but: no.

[@donnabittner69]

Love Caitriona but she does wear some of the ugliest dresses@

[@Sukiiiii]

Colbert, like usual, is nauseating.

[@janetfain6389]

WTF is she wearing?

[@darrenmitchell2830]

Sorry but that dress is not flatering.

[@cynthiajones4332]

This is what Jesus says, I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies: and whoever lives and believes in me will never die. John 11:27,26

[@kenc2257]

Actually, that was what John said that Jesus said...

[@stevenbarton5949]

It's what the Bishops said that John said that Jesus said, (that is if he said it)

[@joannemazza1657]

Belle Maman de 4 enfants Elle cache ses 3 autres enfants pour garder son secret qu''elle est mariee a l'acteur qui joue son mari dans la tele-serie pour gagner plus d'auditoire feminin, terrible qu'en 2022 cela est encore fait apres tous qui se passe pour proteger ceux qui abuse. Triste tres triste.

[@theabristlebroom4378]

WTF?? Prove it.

[@joannemazza1657]

@@theabristlebroom4378 maintenant tu me bloque voici ce que la verite fait. Voici la preuve enceinte de son 2ieme. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eYGVgKiPZq2biac

[@vicm1738]

@@joannemazza1657 what about the others?

[@joannemazza1657]

@@vicm1738 toutes informations sont disponibles sur l'internet. Elle sait comment camoufler ses grossesses avec ses vetements, son dernier bebe qu'elle a annonce est ne au debut de l'annee derniere, elle cache tout pour proteger son vrai mari. Triste pour ceux qui ne se pose pas de questions, et accepte tout d'avance.

[@chaleur_humaine]

She does not want or need your foul fake sympathy for a situation that does not exist. You are serving nobody but yourself and hurting others. May the pixels you stare at on your phone light the way to a better heart in 2022.

[@at0micbunnygirl]

Unbelievable. I saw Belfast with my close friend who GREW UP in Northern Ireland DURING the Troubles. His Dad had been part of the IRA (who has now since passed). Before it started, my friend wondered if it would trigger his PTSD from the trauma of growing up in a war. Instead, it was so bad we found ourselves laughing our arses off! For anyone paying attention a majority of the main actors were played by British actors. The portrayal of these times were entirely British propaganda. The streets were clean, there was no graffiti, not a single curse word (in Ireland!). The police were NICE to the Irish, giving them rides home. They portrayed the police as KIND to the Irish. The whole thing was a load of British drivel. Those who enjoyed the film don't know the history at al. This film does a huge disservice to the memory of those who died during the Irish Troubles.

[@abootlandersfoundersher1818]

It was written and directed by an Irishman, Kenneth Brannagh, who lived in Belfast at the start of the troubles, and was writing of his personal experience. All the leads, are Irish, except Dame Judy Dench, the grandmother. But sure...go ahead...near everything you said was inaccurate. The film wasn't meant to be about the troubles, or the IRA. It was to be about family and the sacrifices they make. That's why you missed the mark. You were looking at the wrong thing. Maybe take a moment and look up WHY the man chose to make the movie about his experiences then you call him a traitor? Aye?

[@n.w.1786]

@@abootlandersfoundersher1818 to add to this, Judi Dench is actually half Irish - her mother was Irish who met her father while they were studying in Dublin.

[@danwall6662]

Protestants had the whip hand in "Ulster" and perhaps we should have learnt more about this in the filim. Catholics were denied jobs, housing and dignity. The British government ignored it for far too long. Of course catholics and Protestants lived side by side to some extent before the troubles started, but not now though. Ultimately, this was a personal film about childhood and not political. Good on Ken Brannagh for showing humility and generosity to the catholics, probably upset some members of his community.

[@abootlandersfoundersher1818]

No mate. That's not what the movie was about. People who went to see a movie about hate, war, and how it ripped people apart, or a history lesson...why? What Ken managed to do was show the story through the eyes of a child. You might have noticed him. His name was Buddy. This movie wasn't a lesson about the IRA or the fighting. It was a lesson about family trying to hold onto normalcy when shit is falling on their doorstep. And how not everyone hated one another bc they sat in a different church on a Sunday. It was a film about heart. Wanting to keep your family safe. Seems some wanted a different film, and bc of that...they missed out on a beautiful piece of life that happened to the man who wrote and directed what I hope wins all the awards. Kenneth Branagh, from Belfast...who Buddy is based on. * standing O*

[@at0micbunnygirl]

@@abootlandersfoundersher1818 Kenneth Branagh could have still made a film from that perspective and with "heart" as you say, but with authenticity about behaviors of the parties involved. This film is as if Minneapolis Police Department (in America, now infamous for George Floyd murder) wrote & portrayed a film about the Black Lives Matter movement. Or if early American-European settlers made a film about Native Americans. It's portrayed with the propagandistic views of the oppressor, which perhaps Kenneth Branagh has internalized from living so long in Britain and believing their lies, but it's inauthentic to the experience, even the isolated, distant perspective of a child, of those Irish Catholics who were persecuted by the Protestants & British. Again, the film depicts scenes of the Royal Ulster Constabulary (police) HELPING the Catholic civilians - giving them friendly rides home; it doesn't matter if the story is supposed to be from the view of a child - the police DID NOT DO THIS; they were brutal and this paints them as though they were benevolent.

[@wellbokassoff1756]

Her Belfast accent was not good enough.

[@maga8b]

You got on a 6 hour flight for a 15 minute interview and your child is almost 5 months? And this is in a pandemic? Wow! At least you're not trying to sell booze and "health charity" all the time!