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WHAT'S ON - 05/2017

  • ARCHIVE AT LUNCHTIME PROGRAMME 1 MAY 2017

    Archive at Lunchtime screenings are free – simply collect tickets from the IFI Box Office.

    PROGRAMME 1

    HONEYMOON IN IRELAND

    Ireland is an enticing honeymoon destination for a young American newly-weds. They visit Dublin’s Moore Street, the Bird Market... Read More

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  • ARCHIVE AT LUNCHTIME PROGRAMME 2 MAY 2017

    Archive at Lunchtime screenings are free – simply collect tickets from the IFI Box Office.

    PROGRAMME 2

    TIDE ON THE TURN

    This up-beat film designed to attract foreign industry to Ireland applauds Taoiseach Sean Lemass for selling Ireland to... Read More

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  • ARCHIVE AT LUNCHTIME: DOUBLE-BILL MAY 2017

    THIS IS A FREE EVENT BUT TICKETS CANNOT BE BOUGHT ONLINE – JUST COLLECT THEM AT THE BOX AT ANY TIME.

    IRELAND INVITES YOU

    PROGRAMME 1

    HONEYMOON IN IRELAND

    Ireland is an enticing honeymoon destination for a young American... Read More

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  • AS ABOVE SO BELOW: SHOPPING BAG SPIRITS AND FREEWAY FETISHES

    This film screened on Tuesday 30th  May 2017.

    Screening alongside Shopping Bag Spirits and Freeway Fetishes: Reflections on Ritual Space will be Kenneth Anger’s occultish short, Invocation of My Demon Brother, mostly shot in San Francisco and scored by Mick Jagger on... Read More

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  • AS ABOVE SO BELOW: THE DOUBLE LIFE OF VÉRONIQUE

    When asked to describe what subject matter The Double Life of Véronique deals with, director Krzysztof Kieślowski answered, ‘the realm of superstitions, fortune-telling, presentiments, intuition, dreams.’

    Starring the then unknown Irène Jacob, the Cannes Jury and Critics prize-winning film follows two identical... Read More

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  • AS ABOVE SO BELOW: THE HOLY MOUNTAIN

    This film screened on Wednesday 24th May 2017.

    Partly financed by Yoko Ono and John Lennon who were unequivocal champions of the surrealist El Topo (1970), The Holy Mountain is arguably an even greater cinematic accomplishment for director Jodorowsky who... Read More

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  • AS ABOVE SO BELOW: WINGS OF DESIRE

    This film screened on Saturday 6th May 2017.

    Set in a desolate, wall-divided Berlin, Wings of Desire struck a chord with audiences world-wide upon its release.  Bruno Ganz plays Damiel, one of many invisible angels who populate the city, bearing... Read More

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  • AS ABOVE SO BELOW: WINTER LIGHT

    The second in a trilogy of Bergman films on religious faith, Winter Light takes place one stark afternoon in a Swedish village where Tomas Ericsson, a widowed pastor (Gunnar Björnstrand) struggles to preside over his dwindling congregation.

    Enduring his own... Read More

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  • CITIZEN JANE: BATTLE FOR THE CITY

    This film was released on Friday 5th May 2017 and is no longer screening. 

    ★★★★ – Guardian

    When journalist, author and activist Jane Jacobs wrote her seminal work, The Death and Life of Great American Cities in 1961, she helped... Read More

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  • FEAST YOUR EYES: MANHATTAN

    This event took place on Wednesday 17th May 2017.

    Our monthly feature followed by a feast inspired by the film at the IFI Café Bar. Manhattan is also on general release from Friday May 12th – tickets. 

    Allen plays Isaac,... Read More

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  • FRANTZ

    This film was released on Friday 12th May 2017 and is no longer screening. 

    A haunting elegy set in the aftermath of World War I, Frantz is another successful change of pace for the prolific and versatile François Ozon (Swimming... Read More

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  • FROM THE VAULTS: IMAGES

    This film screened on Wednesday 17th May 2017.

    Shot in Wicklow in 1971 with a mostly Irish crew, Altman’s Images is one of the director’s most powerful and underrated works. Winner of the Best Actress Award at Cannes for her... Read More

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  • HANDSOME DEVIL

    This film was released on Friday 21st  April 2017 and is no longer screening. 

    ★★★★ – RTE ★★★★ – The Irish Times

    Returning to boarding school after the holidays, Ned (Fionn O’Shea), a bullied but resilient outsider, is dismayed to... Read More

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  • HARMONIUM

    This film was released on Friday 5th May 2017 and is no longer screening. 

    ★★★★ – Irish Times ★★★★ – Guardian

    Exclusively at IFI.

    A stranger’s unexpected arrival is the catalyst for a series of unwelcome changes to Toshio’s... Read More

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  • HEAL THE LIVING

    This film was released on Friday 28th  April 2017 and is no longer screening. 

    A terrible car accident on the outskirts of Le Havre has left 17-year-old Simon on life-support; his parents Marianne (Emmanuelle Seigner) and Vincent (Kool Shen) are... Read More

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  • I AM NOT MADAME BOVARY

    This film was released on Friday 26th May 2017 and is no longer screening. 

    Exclusively at IFI.

    ★★★★ – Time Out

    Provincial café proprietor Li (Fan Bingbing) is striving for legal representation in her complicated case against her husband –... Read More

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  • IFI & AEMI PROJECTIONS: SCREENING X

    This film screened on Saturday 27th May 2017.

    aemi is delighted to welcome Peter Taylor, director of Berwick Film & Media Arts Festival (BFMAF) to present two films from the 2016 Festival’s New Cinema Competition: Cilaos, the award winner from... Read More

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  • IFI & DUBLIN FEMINIST FILM FESTIVAL: WANDA + PANEL

    This film screened on Saturday 20th May 2017.

    Written, directed by and starring Barbara Loden, Wanda is a rarely screened feminist masterwork. Though much admired by audiences in Europe – it won the award for Best Foreign Film at Venice... Read More

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  • IFI & INTERNATIONAL LITERATURE FESTIVAL DUBLIN: A GRAIN OF TRUTH + ZYGMUNT MIŁOSZEWSKI Q&A

    This film screened on Sunday 28th May 2017.

    The IFI is delighted to collaborate with the International Literature Festival Dublin and the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Dublin in presenting this screening of A Grain of Truth, adapted... Read More

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  • IFI FAMILY: KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS (2D)

    This film screened on Sunday 28th  May 2017.

    This Oscar-nominated animation reminds us again of the talent and creativity of Laika Studios. Lead animator on Coraline, Paranorman and The Boxtrolls Travis Knight brings his magical stop motion style to direct this... Read More

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  • IFI SCHOOLS: MOANA

    Featuring a brand new heroine and plenty of catchy songs, hit animation Moana features a Polynesian teenager who, with help from demigod Maui, sails out on a daring mission to become a wayfinder, save her people and discover her own... Read More

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  • IN VIEW

    This film was released on Friday 19th May 2017 and is no longer screening. 

    Exclusively at IFI.

    Ruth (Caoilfhionn Dunne) is a woman filled with rage, guilt and self-loathing, unable to forgive herself for a drunken indiscretion with a colleague... Read More

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  • INVERSION

    This film was released on Friday 19th May 2017 and is no longer screening. 

    Exclusively at IFI.

    Air pollution in Tehran has reached crisis levels, with atmospheric ‘thermal inversions’ pushing the toxicity level to the point where schools are forced... Read More

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  • IRISH FOCUS: AMANDA COOGAN: LONG NOW

    This film screened on Tuesday 9th  May 2017.

    Amanda Coogan: Long Now is an exploration of Coogan’s durational performance art practice. The film follows Coogan during a grueling six week live durational exhibition; I’ll sing you a song from around the town.

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  • LA STRADA

    This film was released on Friday 19th May 2017 and is no longer screening. 

    The winner of the first Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, Fellini’s fourth feature begins with the young and beautiful Gelsomina (Giulietta Masina) being sold... Read More

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  • LADY MACBETH

    This film was released on Friday 28th April 2017 and is no longer screening. 

    Audio Description (AD) will be available on all screenings.

    Beautifully directed by William Oldroyd from a screenplay by noted playwright Alice Birch, Lady Macbeth sees teenage... Read More

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  • MADE IN TAIWAN: A CITY OF SADNESS

    This film screened on Sunday 14th May 2017.

    Part 1 of Hou’s trilogy on Taiwanese history chronicles the tale of the Lin brothers during a complex and turbulent period beginning in 1945 with the fall of the Japanese Empire, moving... Read More

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  • MADE IN TAIWAN: A TIME TO LIVE, A TIME TO DIE

    This film screened on Friday 12th  May 2017.

    Hou’s semi-autobiographical film looks at life and death, charting the story of his family and his own experiences growing up as a child and a teenager in rural Taiwan after they relocate... Read More

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  • MADE IN TAIWAN: A TOUCH OF ZEN

    This film screened on Sunday 14th May 2017.

    Ku, a calligrapher and scholar in a remote village, crosses the path of the fugitive noblewoman Yang. The beginning of a romance follows, leading Ku on an adventure filled with intrigue, spying,... Read More

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  • MADE IN TAIWAN: HOU HSIAO-HSIEN MASTERCLASS

    This film screened on Saturday 13th  May 2017.

    We are delighted to announce a masterclass with Mr. Hou Hsiao-Hsien and his long-time collaborator, screenwriter and novelist Chu Tien-wen. This is their first visit to Ireland and a rare opportunity for an... Read More

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  • MADE IN TAIWAN: SMALL TALK

    This film screened on Friday 12th May 2017.

    (Irish premiere)

    ‘Small Talk gleams with simplicity!’ – Hou Hsiao-Hsien, Executive Producer.

    I was a tomboy ever since I was a child in a small village- Taiwanese filmmaker Huang Hui-Chen and her... Read More

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  • MADE IN TAIWAN: THE ASSASSIN

    This film screened on Thursday 11th May 2017.

    Hou’s first wuxia martial arts film is set in 9th century China during the last years of the Tang Dynasty and centres on the invincible Nie Yinniang, an assassin tasked with killing... Read More

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  • MADE IN TAIWAN: THE BOYS FROM FENGKUEI

    This film screened on Saturday 13th May 2017.

    Hou’s fourth feature and one of the breakthrough works of the Taiwanese New Wave, follows Ah-Ching and his friends who have just finished school, on their journey away from their island fishing... Read More

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  • MADE IN TAIWAN: THE ROAD TO MANDALAY

    This film screened on Saturday 13th  May 2017.

    IRISH PREMIERE

    Dr. Wang Chi-Sui, curator of the animation short films programme, will attend the festival and introduce the programme and Midi Z’s The Road to Mandalay before the screening on Saturday May... Read More

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  • MANHATTAN

    This film was released on Friday 12th May 2017 and is no longer screening. 

    Woody Allen was famously so unhappy with Manhattan that he wanted to offer United Artists a new project for free if they would agree not to... Read More

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  • MICHAEL INSIDE

    This film was released 6th April 2018, and is no longer screening.

    Dafhyd Flynn, Moe Dunford and Lalor Roddy star in Michael Inside, which tells the story of Michael McCrea, an impressionable 18-year-old living with his grandfather Francis in a... Read More

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  • NT LIVE: WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?

    This film screened on Thursday 18th May 2017.

    In the early hours of the morning on the campus of an American college, Martha, much to her husband George’s displeasure, has invited the new professor and his wife to their home... Read More

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  • SUNTAN

    This film was released on Friday 28th  April 2017 and is no longer screening. 

    EXCLUSIVELY AT IFI

    As what director Argyris Papadimitropoulos describes as “a coming-of-middle-age story” begins, Kostis, a doctor in his early forties, arrives on a sleepy resort... Read More

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  • THE BIGGER PICTURE: THE GO-BETWEEN

    This film screened on Monday 22nd May 2017.

    The past is a foreign country: they do things differently there’ – so begins L.P. Hartley’s classic 1953 novel of innocence lost, an elegiac tone which Harold Pinter perfectly captured in his... Read More

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  • THE DELINQUENT SEASON

    This film was released 27th April 2018, and is no longer screening.

    Two couples appear content in their middle-class Dublin lives: rewarding jobs, good work/life balance, happy kids and entertaining friends. Cracks begin to appear when Jim (Cillian Murphy) and... Read More

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  • THE HANDMAIDEN

    This film was released on Friday 14th April 2017 and is no longer screening. 

    ★★★★ – The Irish Times ★★★★ – The Guardian

    Opulent, erotic and replete with exquisite period detail and sly narrative trickery, The Handmaiden is everything we... Read More

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  • THE JOURNEY

    This film was released on Friday 5th May 2017 and is no longer screening. 

    Set against the backdrop of the negotiations that would ultimately result in the St. Andrew’s Agreement of 2006, The Journey is, as it is careful to... Read More

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  • THE OTHER SIDE OF HOPE

    This film was released on Friday 26th May 2017 and is no longer screening. 

    ★★★★★ – Telegraph  ★★★★ – Irish Times

    Aki Kaurismäki, the Finnish master of deadpan humour, tackles the immigration crisis in his inimitable fashion. In the years... Read More

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  • THE RED TURTLE

    This film was released on Friday 26th May 2017 and is no longer screening. 

    ★★★★ – Irish Times ★★★★ – Guardian

    The first international co-production for Studio Ghibli, the world-renowned Japanese animation studio responsible for modern classics such as Princess... Read More

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  • THE SENSE OF AN ENDING

    This film was released on Friday 14th April 2017 and is no longer screening. 

    An aging man tries to reconcile fateful decisions of decades past in Ritesh Batra’s (The Lunchbox) imaginative adaptation of Julian Barnes’s 2011 Booker-winning novel which ruminates... Read More

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  • WILD STRAWBERRIES & BEALTAINE: BLOOD FRUIT

    This film screened on Wednesday 17th May 2017.

    What happens when a low-key protest turns into something much greater can be clearly seen in this documentary about the Dunnes Stores workers who objected to selling South African fruit during the... Read More

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  • WILD STRAWBERRIES & BEALTAINE: DARE TO BE WILD

    This film screened on Wednesday 3rd May 2017.

    This year’s film choice for the annual access>CINEMA film tour taking place during Bealtaine is the charming drama/biopic concerning Irish landscape designer, Mary Reynolds, who proceeded from rank outsider to winner at... Read More

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  • WILD STRAWBERRIES & BEALTAINE: THE ANGELS’ SHARE

    This film screened on Friday 26th & Wednesday 31st May 2017.

    Few filmmakers today have collective action as central to their vision as Ken Loach. Consistently pitting his characters against the system, they brush up against others in similar predicaments... Read More

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  • WITHOUT NAME

    This film was released on Friday 5th May 2017 and is no longer screening. 

    ★★★★ – Entertaiment.ie

    Director Lorcan Finnegan will join us after the 18.15 screening on Friday May 5th for a Q&A, hosted by Mark Sheridan. 

    Director Lorcan... Read More

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