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April 3rd – 14th
Despite a relatively small output, Harmony Korine has established himself as a unique talent in contemporary American cinema. His films focus on the inhabitants of the very edges of society, ignored by the mainstream. His affection and empathy for these figures is sincere, framed in an aesthetic so defiantly and uncompromisingly personal as to have been frequently misinterpreted as confrontational over the course of his career. He first came to prominence as the teenage writer of Larry Clark’s Kids (1995), a cause célèbre for its unflinching depiction of casual sex, violence and substance abuse among teenagers. While Clark was loudly accused of lascivious exploitation of the young cast, the real story was the emergence of Korine’s authentic voice.
On moving to directing with Gummo (1997), Korine had the freedom to develop a style of filmmaking that is usually non-linear, abstract, and peppered throughout with the absurd and the surreal. While there have been changes and refinements to his methods over the course of his career, each film remains strongly identifiable as that of Harmony Korine, who is, according to critic Roger Ebert, “the real thing, an innovative and gifted filmmaker whose work forces us to see on his terms.”
Introduction and notes on individual films by Kevin Coyne. Korine’s new film, Spring Breakers, opens at the IFI on April 5th.
ARCHIVE AT LUNCHTIME: MISSIONS IMPOSSIBLE (PROGRAMME 1) 12.50
BÁITE 13.45
IF I HAD LEGS I’D KICK YOU 15.30
IFI & ONE DUBLIN ONE BOOK: POINT BLANK 18.30
LA GRAZIA 18.00
MIDWINTER BREAK 18.05
ORWELL: 2+2=5 13.20, 20.45
SIRĀT 13.00
SPILT MILK 15.50
THE SECRET AGENT 20.05
TWO PROSECUTORS 15.50, 20.50
The IFI is supported by The Arts Council
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