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This week’s titles at the Irish Film Institute from Friday, 19th May 2023 include Beau is Afraid and Local Hero. Read on for a selection of reviews or pop in to make up your own mind!
“A vast, generous, properly hilarious entertainment that will spawn debate for years to come.” 5/5 — The Irish Times
“An excellent movie with resoundingly terrific performances” 4/5 — Entertainment.ie
“Aster sucks you in with each absurd, claustrophobic development” 3.5/4 — Roger Ebert
“Wonderfully wistful and charming” 5/5 — The Guardian
“Testifies, thematically and tonally, to the impressive scale and subtlety of Forsyth’s filmmaking talent.” — The Criterion Collection
“A loving, funny, understated portrait of a small Scottish town” 4/4 — Roger Ebert (1983)
“Thoroughly original in an unobtrusive way.” — The New York Times (1983)
A NEW HOLLYWOOD SEASON: BONNIE AND CLYDE 18.10
ARCHIVE AT LUNCHTIME: LET’S DANCE! (DOUBLE BILL) 12.45
BACKROOMS 20.40
ENZO 13.00, 18.30
GHOST IN THE MACHINE + Q&A 14.10
IFI FAMILY: MY FATHER’S DRAGON 12.00
OBSESSION 20.50
PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE (4K RE-RELEASE) 20.00
POWER BALLAD 10.50, 16.20
SPIELBERG SCI-FI: CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND 15.15
THE MISFITS (4K RESTORATION) 17.15
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