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Although the early work of Miyazaki and films such as Barefoot Gen (Mori Masaki, 1983) had made inroads, Akira may be considered the film that brought anime to wider, adult Western audiences. In 2019, thirty years after its destruction in... Read More
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BOOK NOW Times: 16.00
Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s wonderfully quirky and irresistibly enchanting Amélie returns to the big screen for its 25th anniversary. After a lonely childhood, the adult Amélie (an adorable Audrey Tautou) devises elaborate, secret stratagems for bringing happiness to those around her. In... Read More
BOOK NOW Times: 17.45
Join us for free screenings at lunchtime on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays of films from the IFI Irish Film Archive. Collect tickets at IFI Box Office or online (with a small booking fee).
TO DIE FOR Notes by Sunniva O’Flynn
BOOK NOW Times: 12.15
Jim Jarmusch, master of the droll vignette, contemplates family dynamics in a triptych of thematically linked stories concerning the relationships between adult children, their estranged or deceased parents, and each other, and does so in typically cool and laconic fashion.... Read More
BOOK NOW Times: 15.20
OPENS MAY 1ST
A reclusive horror writer (Adam Scott) travels to a remote Irish hotel to scatter his parents’ ashes, only to become entangled in unsettling local lore surrounding the ramshackle building. As strange visions intensify and a mysterious disappearance... Read More
BOOK NOW Times: 13.40, 20.50
A cinema in a small Irish town in the mid-‘80s is the setting for David Gleeson’s (Cowboys & Angels) charming crowd-pleaser which follows weary manager Earl Clancy (Colin Morgan) as he struggles to stay afloat during one... Read More
BOOK NOW Times: 13.10 (OC), 20.40
Venice, early 18th century. Renowned for its exceptional music programme, the Pièta orphanage is home to Cecilia, a young violin virtuoso. Despite her talent, Cecilia’s future seems dim, with the prospect of an arranged marriage her only hope of escape.... Read More
BOOK NOW Times: 18.30
When the titular trawler mysteriously returns, having disappeared from a Cornish fishing village thirty years ago, local man Nick (George Mackay) and brash out-of-towner Liam (Callum Turner), unwittingly take her out to sea. With its grainy, richly textured 16mm visuals,... Read More
BOOK NOW Times: 11.10
Veteran musician and filmmaker Nick Kelly sets off to cycle from his home in Dublin to Glastonbury, playing in pubs and clubs along the way. His easy-going musical partner Seán Millar travels by bus, joining Nick onstage... Read More
BOOK NOW Times: 11.00, 13.25, 18.45
Albert Camus’s enduring and enigmatic 1942 novella L’Étranger follows Meursault, a detached young man in 1930s Algeria whose indifference to social conventions and emotional expectations sets him apart from others. When he impulsively kills an Arabic man, he must face... Read More
BOOK NOW Times: 20.30
To paraphrase Heidegger, confronting death can lead to a more authentic relationship with life itself. This confrontation is all too frequently forced upon the unsuspecting with a diagnosis of terminal illness that sometimes precipitates a decline that must be endured... Read More
BOOK NOW Times: 15.30
AMÉLIE (25th ANNIVERSARY) 18.10
ARCHIVE AT LUNCHTIME: MISSIONS IMPOSSIBLE (PROGRAMME 2) 13.00
FATHER MOTHER SISTER BROTHER 12.50
IFI YOUTH PANEL: THE THIN RED LINE 17.30
PRIMAVERA 15.10, 18.20
REBUILDING 13.45
ROSE OF NEVADA 15.55, 20.40
THE DRAMA 20.50
THE STRANGER 15.30, 20.45
THE WIZARD OF THE KREMLIN 12.40
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