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Read on for a full run down of our events at the IFI for August 2018 – including 2001: A Space Odyssey by Stanley Kubrick on 70mm!
NEW RELEASES From August 3rd: Sicilian Ghost Story From August 10th: 2001: A Space Odyssey (70mm), The Image You Missed, Pope Francis: A Man of His Word, Under the Tree From August 17th: The Eyes of Orson Welles, The Guardians, The Heiresses, Mildred Pierce From August 24th: BlacKkKlansman, The Women From August 31st: C’est La Vie, Cold War, I, Dolours
25TH SAT – 15.40 | ORSON WELLES: THE KILLING Stanley Kubrick’s invigorating heist film may have some stylistic nods to the great Orson Welles, and it’s always worth rewatching on the big screen.
25TH SAT – 20.20 | THE PUBLIC IMAGE IS ROTTEN On the same weekend as John Lydon’s Public Image Limited returns to Dublin, both he and his work come under the spotlight in director Tabbert Fiiller’s documentary about the band.
26TH SUN – 15.00 | ORSON WELLES: THERE WILL BE BLOOD Paul Thomas Anderson’s magnificent achievement with a sterling performance from Daniel Day-Lewis gets an outing on 35mm film. The actor’s magnetic creation of Daniel Plainview has mighty resonance with Welles’ own Charles Foster Kane.
28TH TUES – 18.10 | ACCESSIBLE SCREENING: BLACKKKLANSMAN Spike Lee’s lastest is based on the true story of a black police officer in 1970s Colorado Springs who successful infiltrated the Ku Klux Klan. Presented with Open Captions for the Hearing Impaired.
28TH TUES – 18.30 | BRIEF ENCOUNTERS: NEW IRISH FICTION In this second instalment of this year’s focus on short-form cinema a selection of the best narrative fiction comes to the fore. Click above for the full list of titles.
29TH WED – 11.00 | WILD STRAWBERRIES: FAMILIA RODANTE Our monthly over 55s film club, with tickets just €4.25 including a regular tea or coffee. Come along on a ramshackle roadtrip with thirteen members of an Argentinean family travelling 1000 miles in a creaking campervan!
29TH WED – 18.20 | ORSON WELLES: STORIES WE TELL Sarah Polley’s fine documentary, which has grown in stature since its original release, is an extremely personal work, laying bare the copious secrets and foibles of her parents’ marriage.
30TH THURS – 13.00 | ACCESSIBLE SCREENING: BLACKKKLANSMAN Spike Lee’s lastest is based on the true story of a black police officer in 1970s Colorado Springs who successful infiltrated the Ku Klux Klan. Presented with Open Captions for the Hearing Impaired.
30TH THURS – 18.30 |LE CRIME DE MONSIEUR LANGE One of Jean Renoir’s more rarely screened films, charming and lively, this brand new digital restoration shows once again the director’s skill in taking a humanist approach to socio-political commentary.
31ST FRI – 11.00 | WILD STRAWBERRIES: FAMILIA RODANTE Our monthly over 55s film club, with tickets just €4.25 including a regular tea or coffee. Come along on a ramshackle roadtrip with thirteen members of an Argentinean family travelling 1000 miles in a creaking campervan!
31ST FRI | IFI FAMILY FESTIVAL 3 Days of Films for Children, running to September 2nd. Forget the back to school rush for a few more days with some terrific new international family films. Take a road trip with our opening film Marnie’s World or wander over to Kenya for Supa Modo. Enjoy premières and brilliant animations from Ireland, Brazil, and elsewhere. We have adventures, crazy cats, cool heroines, quests, spells, and much more!
ABBAS KIAROSTAMI: TASTE OF CHERRY 18.00
ALL YOU NEED IS DEATH 13:10, 18:30
ARCHIVE AT LUNCHTIME: SPRING FORWARD (DOUBLE BILL) 12.50
BALTIMORE 16:20
IFI & ONE DUBLIN ONE BOOK: EDUCATING RITA 15.30
IFI TALKS: KIAROSTAMI PANEL DISCUSSION 14.00
IO CAPITANO 13:40
JEANNE DU BARRY 15:40, 18:10
PERFECT DAYS 11:00, 20:40
THE TEACHERS’ LOUNGE 11:00, 20:20
THE ZONE OF INTEREST 20:50
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