Irish Film Institute -

WHAT'S ON - 28/11/2014

  • I AM ALI

    Closing this Thursday, December 4th

    Having occupied an undisputable position as a defining icon of the 20th century, the life story of Mohammad Ali has been frequently told in film and literature. Clare Lewins’ enthralling documentary features incredible archive footage... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 18.20

  • LEVIATHAN

    Closing this Thursday, December 4th

    Exclusively at the IFI

    Acclaimed filmmaker Andrey Zvyagintsev has established himself as a significant presence in world cinema with films such as The Return (2003), The Banishment (2007) and Elena (2011). Winner of the best... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 12.30

  • MR. TURNER

    Closing this Thursday, December 4th

    Mike Leigh has fulfilled a long held ambition to make a film about British painter J.M.W. Turner. Focusing on the 25 years before his death, Mr. Turner depicts a character who, in Leigh’s words, was... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 15.20

  • STATIONS OF THE CROSS

    Maria (Lea van Acken) is a devout 14-year-old Catholic girl counting down the days to her confirmation. She is determined to devote her life to Jesus and longs to attain sainthood. Encouraged by her fundamentalist family, and just like Jesus... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 12.15|20.45

  • THE IMITATION GAME

    Alan Turing was a brilliant Cambridge mathematician who was instrumental in shortening World War II, having been employed by the British military to crack Nazi codes. His top secret work with others at Bletchley Park has been celebrated since information... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 13.00|21.00

  • THE POSSIBILITIES ARE ENDLESS

     Closing this Thursday, December 4th

    Edwyn Collins suffered life-threatening cerebral haemorrhages in 2005, and lost the ability to talk. As he edged towards a recovery, the only words he could initially say were “yes” and “no”, and “the possibilities are... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 18.30

  • THREE HEARTS

    Marc (Benoît Poelvoorde), a tax inspector travelling in provincial France, misses his train back to Paris. He asks Sylvie (Charlotte Gainsbourg) whom he meets in a café, to recommend a hotel. Striking up a conversation, they take a night-long stroll. They arrange to meet... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 18.15

  • TIMBUKTU

    Timbuktu is overtaken by jihadists, who are heavily armed and emboldened with indignant righteousness. They insist women cover up visible flesh, and clamp down by banning music, smoking, football and laughter, while improvised courts mete out extreme sentences. In the dunes on the edge of... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 20.30

  • WILDSTRAWBERRIES: PHILOMENA

    Wild Strawberries is our bi-monthly film club for over 55s.

    Retired nurse Philomena Lee (Judi Dench) has been keeping a secret for 50 years. Whilst detained in a Magdalene Laundry in 1960s Ireland, her infant son was taken from her. The... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 11.00

  • WINTER SLEEP

    Closing this Thursday, December 4th

    Aydin (Haluk Bilginer) is a former actor, a middle-aged man now running a small hotel in Anatolian foothills. He lives with his young wife Nihal (Melisa Sözen), and the couple are offering support and shelter... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 14.30

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