Irish Film Institute -

WHAT'S ON - 18/02/2017

  • ARCHIVE AT LUNCHTIME DOUBLE BILL (FEB 2017)

    PROGRAMME 1

    OUR COUNTRY

    Liam O Laoghaire’s film for Clann na Poblachta discredits the Fianna Fáil leadership and presents countrywide images of poverty, emigration and deprivation never before seen on Irish screens.

    FILM INFO: Liam O’Laoghaire, 8 mins, 1948, Ireland,... Read More

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    Times: 13.10 Times:

  • FENCES

    This film was released on Friday 17th February 2017.

    ★★★★ Independent

    ★★★★ The Telegraph

    Fences, August Wilson’s play exploring race and familial relations in 1950s Pittsburgh, won the Pulitzer Prize in 1987; plans for film adaptations floundered as they failed... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 14.30 | 18.00

  • IFI & ADIFF: AMANDA COOGAN: LONG NOW

    This film screened on Saturday 18th February 2017.

    Additional screenings have been added in May 2017 – click here. 

    Amanda Coogan: Long Now is an exploration of Coogan’s durational performance art practice. The film captures Coogan during a gruelling six week... Read More

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    Times: 12.00

  • IFI & ADIFF: PICKUPS

    This film screened on Saturday 18th  February 2017.

    Pickups, the new film directed by Jamie Thraves, is about a man called Aidan (conveniently played by Aidan Gillen) who is suffering from insomnia, back trouble, and the breakdown of his marriage.... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 20.15

  • LOVING

    This film was released on Friday 3rd February 2017.

    ★★★★★ Entertainment.ie

    ★★★★ Irish Times

    There will be Open Captioned (OC) screenings of Loving on Wednesday, February 15th  at 18.10 and Thursday, February 16th at 13.00. Audio Description (AD) will be... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 13.00

  • MOONLIGHT

    This film was released on Friday 17th February 2017.

    ★★★★★ Irish Times

    ★★★★★ Guardian

    ★★★★★ RTÉ Ten

    There will be OPEN CAPTIONED (OC) screenings of Moonlight on Thursday, February 23rd at 15.30, and Monday, February 27th at 18.00. AUDIO DESCRIPTION... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 15.30 | 17.50 | 20.45

  • THE FOUNDER

    This film was released on Friday 17th February 2017.

    ★★★★ Irish Times

    ★★★★ Guardian

    ★★★★ entertainment.ie

    Frustrated travelling salesman Ray Kroc (Michael Keaton) criss-crosses 1950s America selling a series of underwhelming products that have failed to bring him the success... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 13.50 | 20.30

  • TONI ERDMANN

    This film was released on Friday 3rd February 2017.

    ★★★★★ Empire

    ★★★★★ The Times (UK)

    ★★★★ Irish Times

    This film closes on Thursday, March 16th.

    Ines (Sandra Hüller) has become estranged from her retired schoolteacher father Winfried (Peter Simonischek); unhappily... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 17.20


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