Irish Film Institute -

WHAT'S ON - 08/05/2013

  • ARCHIVE AT LUNCHTIME: PROGRAMME 2

    Join us for FREE screenings of films from the IFI Irish Film Archive (see calendar for dates and times). Simply collect your tickets at the IFI Box Office. 

    This month: more nostalgic snapshots of Ireland (some more accurate than others…)

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    BOOK NOW Times: 13.10

  • I’M SO EXCITED!

    Hands up who expected this! Almodóvar breaks his run of essentially serious recent melodramas to return to the frisky ribaldry characterising his ‘80s career up to Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown. A Spanish airline flight is supposedly heading... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 14.30|16.30|18.30|20.30

  • INTOUCHABLES

    After a paragliding accident, Philippe, a rich aristocrat, hires Driss, a young guy from the projects as his care-giver. Two worlds collide and give birth to a crazy, comical and strong friendship which makes them untouchable.

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    Times: 10.30

  • LES CONTES DE LA NUIT

    From celebrated French animator Michel Ocelot comes his new feature Les contes de la nuit. Ocelot fans will already be familiar with his sparkling stories and jewel-like imagery from features such as Kirikou and The Princes’ Quest. Les contes de... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 10.30

  • 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.

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    BOOK NOW Times: 16.10|18.30

  • SCARECROW

    IFI CLASSIC

    Gene Hackman’s favourite among his own films, and the Palme D’Or winner at Cannes in 1973, this picaresque character study remains one of the least-known gems from the golden age of early ‘70s American cinema.

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    BOOK NOW Times: 13.50

  • THE GATEKEEPERS

    The personnel of the Shin Bet, Israel’s internal security service, work in secrecy, with only the identity of the head of the organisation known to the public. In a striking coup, documentarist Dror Moreh here interviews no less than six... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 14.10|20.40

  • WE’RE NO ANGELS

    A big-time Hollywood budget, a David Mamet screenplay, Robert De Niro and Sean Penn – what could go wrong? In retrospect, the critical thumping for this religious-themed frolic seems somewhat unjustified, since it works pretty well on its own (admittedly... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 18.30

  • WHITE ELEPHANT

    The challenge of retaining your faith in the face of everyday poverty, suffering and injustice provides a compelling core to this latest from brilliant Argentinian director Pablo Trapero. Lion’s Den and Carancho displayed his skill at fusing social issues with... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 16.20|20.50


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