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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
AMÉLIE (25th ANNIVERSARY) 18.00
ARCHIVE AT LUNCHTIME: TO DIE FOR (PROGRAMME 2) 12.40
HOKUM 18.15
OBSESSION 15.40, 20.20
ORPHAN 15.30, 20.30 (OC)
ROMERÍA 13.10
ROSE OF NEVADA 20.40
THE CHRISTOPHERS 13.00, 18.10
THE STRANGER 15.20
TRAD 13.30
The IFI is supported by The Arts Council
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