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Two new releases open at the Irish Film Institute on Friday the 8th of February 2019: All is True directed by and starring Kenneth Branagh and Boy Erased with Lucas Hedges, Nicole Kidman and Russell Crowe.
Read on for a selection of reviews or pop in to make up your own mind!
ALL IS TRUE “But this is a charming, surprisingly salty take on a story that… is told less often than one might expect.” 4/5 – Irish Times
“If 1998’s thoroughly enjoyable and Oscar-winning Shakespeare in Love captured the man in the first bloom of genius then Branagh’s beautifully made and melancholic love letter is a fitting salute to the Bard as he slips off his mortal coil.” 4/5 – RTÉ
“All Is True is sentimental, theatrical, likable – and unfashionable” 4/5 – Guardian
“In this lovely ode to a literary master, Branagh shows us what his hero always understood – that life may be an endlessly unfolding mystery, but in art, all is true.” NPR
“It’s the absence of grandstanding, of Stoppardian showing off, that makes this film different, as a lovely meditation on what parts of a man’s legacy truly matter.” 4/5 – Telegraph
“A tender, intelligent imagining of the playwright in retirement.” Screen International
BOY ERASED “Building on his momentum from Manchester by the Sea and Lady Bird, Lucas Hedges delivers a performance of quiet dignity and evolving courage” 5/5 – RTÉ
“[A] heart-rending drama.” Hollywood Reporter
“Edgerton mostly steers his tale away from its more obvious dimensions focusing more on the confusion of decent people.” 4/5 – Time Out
“Proving again that he’s one of the best actors of his generation, Lucas Hedges shines alongside Nicole Kidman and Russell Crowe in this harrowing real-life tale of a gay teen whose parents send him to conversion therapy” Rolling Stone
406 DAYS 16.00, 18.30
ARCHIVE AT LUNCHTIME: SHALL WE DANCE? 13.10
BEAU IS AFRAID 13.00, 16.25
FULL TIME 16.30, 21.00
INLAND EMPIRE 4K 19.50
LAKELANDS 13.50
RETURN TO SEOUL 14.00
THE EIGHT MOUNTAINS 18.00
The IFI is supported by The Arts Council
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