Irish Film Institute -

WHAT'S ON - 16/04/2013

  • A LATE QUARTET

    Splendid performances from Philip Seymour Hoffman, Christopher Walken and Catherine Keener meld with the timeless emotional verities of late Beethoven in this mature, satisfying saga about a venerable string ensemble. Walken, a NY music school professor and eminence grise of... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 15.50|20.30

  • GOOD VIBRATIONS

    We are delighted to welcome Terri Hooley to the IFI for a Q&A with Paul Byrne following the 20.40 screening on Saturday, April 13th as part of Spotlight: New Irish Film at the IFI. 

    Beset by sectarian conflict, Belfast in the late... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 16.10|20.50

  • KISEKI

    Divorce has separated twelve-year-old Koichi from his younger brother Ryunosuke. Living in two different towns, Koichi’s only wish is for his family to be reunited. When he learns that a new bullet train line will soon open, linking the two... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 10.30

  • PILGRIM HILL

    Gerard Barrett and Joe Mullins will take part in a Q&A following the 18.30 screening on April 12th as part of Spotlight: New Irish Film at the IFI. 

    The evocatively named Pilgrim Hill – the feature debut from 24-year-old Gerard Barrett – imparts... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 13.40|18.20

  • SPRING BREAKERS

    Harmony Korine, a polarising filmmaker known for challenging convention at every opportunity, has in Spring Breakers made his most subversive film yet. What at first glance seems typical mainstream fodder – four teenage girls trying to get enough cash together... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 14.00|18.20

  • THE ELEPHANT MAN

    Following his ground-breaking Eraserhead, David Lynch offered audiences a much more accessible work with this black-and-white biopic.

    Adapted from a book about the original John Merrick, it centres on how this hideously disfigured man manages to negotiate a way through... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 18.30

  • THE PLACE BEYOND THE PINES

    After the visceral love story that was Blue Valentine, writer-director Derek Cianfrance shows no lack of ambition in this expansive contemporary saga, engrossingly tracing the longterm ripple-effect of questionable moral decisions.

    Cianfrance’s work obviously thrives on moments of heightened emotional... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 15.30|20.20


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