Irish Film Institute -

WHAT'S ON - 16/11/2019

  • ARCHIVE AT LUNCHTIME NOVEMBER 2019: DOUBLE BILL

    BRICKS AND MORTAR BOARDS Join us for free films every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday from the IFI Irish Film Archive. Simply collect tickets at IFI Box Office.

    PROGRAMME ONE: PLACES FOR PEOPLE This dynamic documentary, made to celebrate European Year... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 13.00

  • FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL 2019: ARAB BLUES

    Due to circumstances beyond our control, we regret that director Manele Labidi Labbé will no longer attend the screening of Arab Blues.

    This film is F-rated.

    Having lived many years in Paris, Selma (Golshifteh Farahani, About Elly, Paterson) returns to... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 18.00

  • FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL 2019: BURNING GHOST

    Juste (Thimotée Robart) wakes up at night in a park. He wanders the streets of Paris until morning like he is invisible. Only one man, who collects people’s last memories before guiding them to an afterlife, is able to see... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 13.40

  • FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL 2019: CLAUDE SAUTET: DANGER AHEAD

    Dr Douglas Smith, Senior Lecturer, School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics, UCD, will introduce this screening. 

    Sautet’s second feature, a fatalistic film noir, adapted from a novel by José Giovanni, sees Abel Davos (Lino Ventura), a gangster on the run,... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 13.30

  • FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL 2019: HAPPY BIRTHDAY

    The screening on Saturday 16th will be followed by a Q&A with actor Vincent Macaigne.

    Andréa (Catherine Deneuve in a beautifully nuanced performance) reunites her children at the family home to celebrate her 70th birthday. Joined by her two sons,... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 20.30 (+Q&A)

  • FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL 2019: SIBYL

    This film is F-rated.

    Virginie Efira immerses herself in the role of Sibyl, a psychotherapist and amateur writer. When new patient Margot (Adele Exarchopoulos), an up-and-coming actress, confesses to a tumultuous affair with her lead actor, Igor (Gaspard Ulliel), who... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 15.50

  • MEETING GORBACHEV

    This film was released on Friday 8th November 2019 and is no longer screening. 

    Legendary director Werner Herzog (Grizzly Man, Fitzcarraldo) returns with Meeting Gorbachev, one of his most fascinating and moving films, an intimate portrait of a man who... Read More

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    Times: 14.10

  • SORRY WE MISSED YOU

    This film was released on Friday 1st November 2019 and is no longer screening. 

    Ken Loach’s latest searing drama explores the consequences of zero hour contracts and the gig economy for an over-stretched Newcastle family.

    Ricky (Kris Hitchen) has acquired... Read More

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    Times: 16.05

  • THE IRISHMAN

    This film was released on Friday 8th November 2019 and is no longer screening. 

    This film adaptation of Charles Brandt’s chronicle of the life and confessions of alleged mafia hitman Frank “The Irishman” Sheeran reunites director Martin Scorsese with previous... Read More

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    Times: 16.15

  • THE REPORT

    This film was released on Friday 15th November 2019 and is no longer screening. 

    In the immediate aftermath of 9/11, the Bush administration authorised the CIA in the use of ‘enhanced interrogation techniques’ – a euphemism for what was effectively... Read More

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    Times: 20.50

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