This week’s titles at the Irish Film Institute from Friday, 3rd November 2023 include Dance First, Fingernails, How To Have Sex, and Stolen. Read on for a selection of reviews or pop in to make up your own mind!
“Byrne and O’Shea play the writer to great effect” – The Irish Times
“Well cast and not overplayed.” – The Irish Independent
“A staid, respectable biopic” – Variety
“Haunts more than shocks in its parsing of love, lust, and longing.” 3/4 – RogerEbert.com
“Disarmingly sweet” The New York Times Critic’s Pick
“A whimsical, metaphorical exploration of love’s absurdity” – Screen Daily
“Youthful exuberance has seldom been so painful or compelling to watch.” 5/5 – The Irish Times
“An intriguingly sympathetic, complex and even mysterious performance from Mia McKenna-Bruce” 4/5 – The Guardian
“A stark, devastating coming-of-ager” 4/5 – Independent.co.uk
“The writing is sharp throughout” – Screen Daily
“Visceral and essential viewing” 5/5 – The Irish Independent
“No study of outrages surrounding the mother and baby homes can hope to be comprehensive, but Margo Harkin comes closer than one might have imagined possible.” 5/5 – The Irish Times
“A highly skilled assembly of testimony” 4/5 – The Guardian
“Essential viewing in Ireland, Stolen should provoke outrage in audiences far and wide.” – Screen Daily
ABOUT DRY GRASSES
15:00, 19:10
AMERICAN INDEPENDENTS: THE DOOM GENERATION
17.00
ARCHIVE AT LUNCHTIME: BRITISH & IRISH (DOUBLE BILL)
13.40
I SAW THE TV GLOW
15.40, 18.00
NOTES FROM SHEEPLAND
14:00, 18:50
THAT THEY MAY FACE THE RISING SUN
11:10
THE CONVERSATION 50TH ANNIVERSARY 4K RESTORATION
20:15
THE SATURDAY SERIAL: INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY
11.00
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