Irish Film Institute -The Irish Film Institute announces a­ retrospective of the work of Oscar-winning actor Dustin Hoffman from June 10th-25th to coincide with the 50th anniversary re-release of The Graduate.

The Irish Film Institute announces a­ retrospective of the work of Oscar-winning actor Dustin Hoffman from June 10th-25th to coincide with the 50th anniversary re-release of The Graduate.

Dustin Hoffman’s breakthrough hit, The Graduate, returns to screens on Friday, June 23rd, to coincide with the 50th anniversary of its 1967 release. Mike Nichols’s now-iconic film centres on a young college graduate who is seduced by an older woman,… Read More

The Irish Film Institute announces a­ retrospective of the work of Oscar-winning actor Dustin Hoffman from June 10th-25th to coincide with the 50th anniversary re-release of The Graduate.

IFI Press Release May 23rd 2017.

Dustin Hoffman’s breakthrough hit, The Graduate, returns to screens on Friday, June 23rd, to coincide with the 50th anniversary of its 1967 release. Mike Nichols’s now-iconic film centres on a young college graduate who is… Read More

Inside Studio Ghibli – in Pictures!

Our own Publicity Assistant Michelle McDonagh recently returned from a trip to Japan, where she saw many sights and even encountered a cherry blossom or two!

Along the way she got the chance to visit the Studio Ghibli Museum at… Read More

TALES FROM CANNES 2017 – PART 6: THE KILLING OF A SACRED DEER AND HAPPY END

Day 6 (Monday May 22nd 2017)

Successful heart surgeon Stephen (Colin Farrell) is engaged in a bizarre relationship with sixteen-year-old Martin (Barry Keoghan) in Yorgos Lanthimos’s outstanding The Killing of a Sacred Deer.

Those who discovered Lanthimos by way of… Read More

Tales from Cannes 2017 – Part 5: The Meyerowitz Stories and more

Day 5 (Sunday May 21st 2017)

Noah Baumbach has previously explored dysfunctional families and sibling rivalries, most explicitly in his breakthrough The Squid and The Whale (2005), to which The Meyerowitz Stories, showing in… Read More

Tales from Cannes 2017 – Part 4: The Square, City of Ghosts and More

IFI Head of Cinema Programming David O’Mahony continues his tour of Cannes 2017. Read on for his latest update.

Day 4 (Saturday 20th May 2017) 

The morning’s competition entry was 120 Beats Per Minute, directed by Robin Campillo (Eastern Boys,… Read More

Tales from Cannes 2017 – Part 3: Okja, The Departure, Jupiter’s Moon and more

Day 3 (Friday 19th May 2017) 

Okja, Bong Joon-ho’s engaging all-ages eco-friendly adventure has been overshadowed by a much-publicised spat between its financier Netflix and Cannes officialdom over the former’s collapsed theatrical window meaning Okja will not get its initial… Read More

Kubo and the Two Strings – Laika’s Stop-motion Magic

The IFI is delighted to present Kubo and the Two Strings on the big screen on Sunday the 28th of May 2017, as part of the IFI Family strand. Tickets are just €4.80 or €14.40 for a family. Find out… Read More

Review Roundup – In View, Inversion and La Strada

We’ve got three new films on release this week – Hard hitting Irish film In View, Iranian drama Inversion and Federico Fellini’s classic La Strada back in a new restoration.

Read on for a roundup of reviews, and pop in… Read More


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