Irish Film Institute -

WHAT'S ON - 18/05/2013

  • A HIJACKING

    On May 17th (18.30 screening) we are delighted to welcome John Toner (President of Irish Chamber of Shipping), Anthony Gurnee (Ardmore Shipping), Gary Porter, one of the film’s cast and a security expert; and Chirag Bahri, an Indian seafarer who was held hostage... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 14.10|16.20|18.30|20.40

  • ARCHIVE AT LUNCHTIME: DOUBLE BILL

    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…)

    PROGRAMME... Read More

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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: 18.50

  • IN DREAMS

    Ever unpredictable, Jordan followed a creative high with a psychological thriller which found few admirers. The key image of a lost community beneath a Massachusetts reservoir suggests a lingering suppressed subconscious, as illustrator Annette Bening is assailed by visions of... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 16.10

  • MUD

    In this backwoods Arkansas rites-of-passage story, Matthew McConaughey continues his transformation from fading heart-throb to compelling character actor, as a fugitive ne’er-do-well (his name is indeed ‘Mud’) who promises two local lads his wreck of a boat if they help... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 13.30|20.40

  • OUR CHILDREN

    The quest for domestic bliss becomes an inescapable nightmare in this immensely powerful Belgian character study based on shocking true-life events. 

    Emilie Dequenne, already an indie icon as the Dardennes’ Rosetta, is arguably even more affecting here as a young... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 16.20|20.50

  • SIMON KILLER

    Nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance last year, Antonio Campos’ second feature sees lovelorn American Simon (Brady Corbett, Martha Marcy May Marlene) licking his wounds in Paris following the breakup of a long-term relationship.

    Wandering into a sex... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 14.10|18.40


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