Irish Film Institute -REVIEW ROUND-UP: BEAU IS AFRAID & LOCAL HERO

REVIEW ROUND-UP: BEAU IS AFRAID & LOCAL HERO

This week’s titles at the Irish Film Institute from Friday, 19th May 2023 include Beau is Afraid and Local Hero. Read on for a selection of reviews or pop in to make up your own mind!

 

BEAU IS AFRAID

“A vast, generous, properly hilarious entertainment that will spawn debate for years to come.” 5/5 — The Irish Times 

“An excellent movie with resoundingly terrific performances” 4/5 — Entertainment.ie 

“Aster sucks you in with each absurd, claustrophobic development” 3.5/4 — Roger Ebert

LOCAL HERO

“Wonderfully wistful and charming” 5/5 — The Guardian 

“Testifies, thematically and tonally, to the impressive scale and subtlety of Forsyth’s filmmaking talent.” — The Criterion Collection 

“A loving, funny, understated portrait of a small Scottish town” 4/4 — Roger Ebert (1983) 

“Thoroughly original in an unobtrusive way.” — The New York Times (1983) 

 


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