Irish Film Institute -

WHAT'S ON - 21/04/2013

  • 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|21.00

  • IFI FAMILY: TALES OF THE NIGHT

    French animator Michel Ocelot is best known for Kirikou and the Sorceress. His 2D animations of silhouette drawings recall the work of Lotte Reiniger, and are much admired for their simplicity and beauty. In this film, he continues this style,... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 11.00

  • IRELAND ON SUNDAY: TERRIBLE BEAUTY

    Ireland on Sunday is our monthly showcase for new Irish film.

    Producer Dave Farrell will participate in a post-screening Q&A.

    Keith and Dave Farrell’s docudrama A Terrible Beauty centres on two linked events during the Irish Rebellion of 1916: the... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 13.00

  • KING OF THE TRAVELLERS

    Mark O’Connor and cast members will attend a preview screening on April 18th (18.30) and take part in a Q&A as part of Spotlight: New Irish Film at the IFI. 

    Dublin writer-director Mark O’Connor follows up his promising feature debut (gangland... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 21.00

  • LOVE IS ALL YOU NEED

    Lightening up after her Oscar-winning moral drama In A Better World, Denmark’s Susanne Bier returns with this absolute charmer, bringing a dash of laughter, a smattering of home truths and plenty of Italian sunshine.

    Brassy blonde Trine Dyrholm holds centre... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 13.50|16.10|18.30|20.50

  • 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: 15.10|19.10

  • 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: 13.00|18.10

  • VOLVER

    After Bad Education‘s focus on a group of young men, Almodóvar returned his attention to an all-female ensemble cast, including regulars Penelope Cruz and the engaging Lola Dueñas (who also stars in the director’s upcoming I’m So Excited). Naturally, the... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 17.00


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