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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!
“A bracing blast of critical rigour.” 4/5 — The Guardian
“Vigorous, often brash, and full of information.” — Screen Daily
“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
“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
AKIRA (4K RESTORATION) 18.20
ALAN GILSENAN: THE JOURNEY OF WEATHER-EXPOSED BONES 13.30
AMÉLIE (25th ANNIVERSARY) 18.15
BEFORE MIDNIGHT 15.50
FATHER MOTHER SISTER BROTHER 11.00, 20.55
IFI FAMILY: MY NEIGHBOUR TOTORO 11.00
MYSTERY MATINEE APRIL 2026 13.00
PRIMAVERA 13.20, 18.30
REBUILDING 10.50
ROSE OF NEVADA 15.50 (OC), 20.50
THE DRAMA 21.00
THE STRANGER 15.40
The IFI is supported by The Arts Council
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