Irish Film Institute -

WHAT'S ON - 29/11/2015

ADAMA

This film screened on Sunday 29th November 2015.

This year’s choice for younger audiences is a striking and powerful animation. When 12-year-old Adama’s elder brother Samba leaves their isolated West African village in the night, tempted with gold by the People of the Wind,... Read More

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Times: 11.00
HALF SISTER, FULL LOVE

Marion Vernoux (Bright Days Ahead, 2013) reimagines Seattle filmmaker Lynn Shelton’s Your Sister’s Sister (2011), in the landscapes of Brittany. Pierrick (Grégoire Ludig), still mourning his brother’s recent death, accepts an offer to spend a week on his own in... Read More

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BOOK NOW Times: 17.45
SÉRIE NOIRE

Alain Corneau’s daring and fast-paced adaptation of the classic American novel Hell of a Woman by Jim Thompson, transposes the story to a sinister Parisian suburb, entrusting screenwriter Georges Perec with the dialogue. Franck Poupart (Patrick Dewaere) is a neurotic and slightly pathetic door-to-door salesman.... Read More

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BOOK NOW Times: 15.30
THE BEAT THAT MY HEART SKIPPED

This film screened 31st January 2010.

A remake of James Toback’s Fingers, The Beat That My Heart Skipped sees Romain Duris as Thomas, torn between his life of crime and his aspirations to being a concert pianist. Working as an... Read More

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Times: 13.20
THE BEAT THAT SKIPPED MY HEART

A remake of James Toback’s Fingers, The Beat That My Heart Skipped sees Romain Duris as Thomas, torn between his life of crime and his aspirations to being a concert pianist. Working as an enforcer for his father in the shady side of... Read More

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THE MEASURE OF A MAN

Vincent Lindon (winner of this year’s Best Actor prize in Cannes) gives a towering performance as 51-year-old Thierry, a laid-off factory worker unemployed for over a year, struggling to keep his family afloat. He finally lands a job as a... Read More

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BOOK NOW Times: 19.45