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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) 15.30
BACKROOMS 15.40 20.40
FAIRYLAND 13.10, 20.20
HEN (2026) 11.00
IFI, AEMI & BEALTAINE: HOMERUN: TWO FILMS FROM THE BODYVERSES SERIES 12.00
OBSESSION 20.55
PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE (4K RE-RELEASE) 16.10
POWER BALLAD 14.00, 18.45
THE CHRISTOPHERS 13.20, 18.10
THIS MORTAL COIL: IFI X SEANCHOÍCHE – MEMORIES
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