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This week’s new releases at the Irish Film Institute on Friday October 1st 2021 are Gagarine and Oliver Sacks: His Own Life.
Read on for a selection of reviews or pop in to make up your own mind!
“This mesmerising debut about a teenager looking to fix up his Paris estate passes up the usual angry social-realism in favour of something more celestial.” 4/5 – Guardian
“Liatard and Trouilh craft an imaginative debut feature from the rubble.” 4/5 – The Irish Times
“Bathily brings a gentle physicality and quiet enthusiasm to the role, in a performance that grows in depth as the film becomes more melancholy and fantastical.” 4/5 – Empire
“This remains one of the year’s most gripping documentaries. The story is extraordinary.” 4/5 – The Irish Times
“It doesn’t flinch from the darkness of Sacks’s childhood or from the insecurities that dogged him though his life. And yet it is still a celebration.” 4/5 – The Telegraph
“What a man. Just writing this makes me want to watch the documentary all over again.” 4/5 – Guardian
406 DAYS 13.00, 17.50
BEAU IS AFRAID 13.40, 19.30
EAFFI DISCOVERIES: THE HOST (35MM) 17.10
FULL TIME 13.20, 17.30
IFI FAMILY: BOONIE BEARS: GUARDIAN CODE 11.00
INLAND EMPIRE 4K 19.40
RETURN TO SEOUL 15.20
THE EIGHT MOUNTAINS 19.50
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