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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!
“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
“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)
A REAL PAIN 13:50, 16:25, 18:30 (OC)
ARCHIVE AT LUNCHTIME: NORTHERN ROCK (PROGRAMME 1) 13:20
CONCLAVE 13:40
MARIA 15.45, 20.30
NICKEL BOYS 20.25
NOSFERATU (35MM & DIGITAL) 15.30 (35mm), 20.20 (35mm)
THE BIGGER PICTURE: PETITE MAMAN 18:30
WE LIVE IN TIME 13.10, 18.15
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