Irish Film Institute -REVIEW ROUND-UP: BRAINWASHED: SEX-CAMERA-POWER, PLAN 75 & THE EIGHT MOUNTAINS

REVIEW ROUND-UP: BRAINWASHED: SEX-CAMERA-POWER, PLAN 75 & THE EIGHT MOUNTAINS

This week’s titles at the Irish Film Institute from Friday, 12th May 2023 include Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power, Plan 75 and The Eight Mountains. Read on for a selection of reviews or pop in to make up your own mind!

 

BRAINWASHED: SEX-CAMERA-POWER

A bracing blast of critical rigour.” 4/5 — The Guardian 

“Vigorous, often brash, and full of information.” Screen Daily 

PLAN 75

“Hayakawa is assiduous in creating a believable bureaucratic machinery.” — The Irish Times 

“Thoughtful and gently dystopian” 3/4 — Roger Ebert 

“A resonant lesson in humanism.” — Sight and Sound 

THE EIGHT MOUNTAINS

“A haunting and epic study of the limits and possibilities of friendship.” 5/5 — Independent.ie 

“Luca Marinelli and Alessandro Borghi put in mountain-sized performances.” 4.5/5 — The Irish Times 

“Rich, beautiful and inexpressibly sad.” 5/5 — The Guardian 

“The footage is awe-inspiring.” 3.5/4 — Roger Ebert 

“An immersive visual experience.” — Little White Lies 

“Joyful and grateful and wise, with an emotional heft.” — Variety 


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