Irish Film Institute -REVIEW ROUND-UP: THE NIGHT OF THE 12TH & THREE COLOURS: BLUE

REVIEW ROUND-UP: THE NIGHT OF THE 12TH & THREE COLOURS: BLUE

This week’s titles at the Irish Film Institute from Friday, 31st March 2023 include The Night of the 12th, and Three Colours:Blue. Read on for a selection of reviews or pop in to make up your own mind!

THE NIGHT OF THE 12TH

“Moll has given us a gripping true-crime procedural, a desolate study of the ubiquity of evil and misogynist violence and the abyss of unknowing.” 4/5 – The Guardian

“Moll uses controlled pacing and the jutting Alpine backdrop to give this excellent thriller the space to burn slowly but purposefully.” 5/5 – Irish Independent

“Moll’s compelling procedural is closer in tone to the Hughes brothers’ From Hell or David Fincher’s Zodiac.” 4/5 – The Irish Times

“This is a closely-observed portrait of the grind of police work shot in workmanlike fashion.” 4/5 – Empire

“The genre’s stock characters are used adeptly. The chess pieces and board remain recognisable, yet the game is played differently.” – Little White Lies

THREE COLOURS: BLUE

“There is a wonderful reach and flair in Kieślowski’s film-making.” 5/5 – The Guardian

“A heart-stopping study of grief.” 5/5 – The Times

“Three Colours: Blue is the jewel in the crown of Kieślowski’s trilogy – a fascinating examination of freedom, sorrow and identity, and perhaps one of the most necessary films of contemporary French cinema.” 5/5 – Cinevue

 

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