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This week’s titles at the Irish Film Institute from Friday, 1st September 2023 include Apocalypse Clown, Melancholia, Passages, and Tokyo Story 4K Restoration. Read on for a selection of reviews or pop in to make up your own mind!
“Kane is a fine craftsman who knows how to get the best out of comic actors” – The Irish Times
“Cheerfully offbeat gag-a-minute ethos and some out-there performances” – Screen Daily
“Performances are befittingly solid and intentionally hammy.” – Totally Dublin
“A wonderfully high minded concept, exploring one of the most ambiguous of human emotions” 4/5 – RTÉ
“Von Trier has never made a more realistic domestic drama” 3.5/4 – Roger Ebert
“Another example of von Trier’s genius for situationist wind-up.” 3/5 – The Guardian
“Leaves behind a glow of aesthetic satisfaction.” – The New York Times
“A torrid, gripping drama” 5/5 – The Irish Times
“Sachs’ mercilessly honest film plays out like a Greek tragedy” – Independent.ie
“Fiercely sexy and piercingly sad” 4/5 – The Guardian
“One of Sachs’ most fully-realised and psychologically perceptive works.” 4/5 – Little White Lies
“Rogowski’s performance as Tomas is fascinating.” 3.5/4 – Roger Ebert
“Nothing muted about this tempestuous and thrillingly messy new drama” – NPR
“A stunning work of art” 5/5 – The Guardian
“The family drama par excellence returns in a gorgeous new restoration” 5/5 – The Times
“One of the greatest films of all time.” 4/4 – Roger Ebert
“One of the most approachable and moving of all cinema’s masterpieces.” 5/5 – Time Out
“The unshowy tenderness of this is like no other film-maker’s” – Independent.co.uk
BALLYWALTER 13.50, 18.10
FLORA AND SON 13.20, 21.00
OUSMANE SEMBÈNE: BLACK GIRL + BAROM SARRET 18.30
PAST LIVES 15.40, 20.30
STOP MAKING SENSE 40TH ANNIVERSARY 19.00
THE EXORCIST (50TH ANNIVERSARY) 16.20
THE OLD OAK 16.00, 20.20
The IFI is supported by The Arts Council
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