Piano Dreams, Ransom ’79, Trainspotting & More at The Irish Film Institute
It’s been a huge week in world cinema, with the Cannes Film Festival on-going in France. The IFI team have been in attendance, feasting on film and finding the very best new releases to bring home to our Dublin cinemagoers and to audiences across Ireland on our IFI@Home streaming channel in the coming weeks and months. You can check out some of the festival highlights with our Head of Cinema Programming David O’Mahony on the IFI Letterboxd.
From today, Friday May 24, and running throughout the week, we have some super new films in cinema including Piano Dreams and Ransom ’79, both of which open this evening with two special post screening Q&As with their respective directors. And it’s time to ‘Choose Life’ all over again with the re-release of Danny Boyle’s legendary Trainspotting.
On Saturday, May 25, we are delighted to welcome Dublin Dance Festival to the IFI, with an Irish Focus screening of This Is It 8 – Dance Portraits at 4.30pm.
Martin Scorsese’s Film Foundation initiative The World Cinema Project continues at the IFI with screenings of Insiang this coming Saturday at 1.30pm and Pixote on Sunday May 26th at 3.30pm.
We have a fabulous IFI Family double bill of The Smeds and the Smoos and Superworm this Sunday at 11am. Grab the kids for a cinema adventure and why not book in for a delicious, fresh cooked post screening Brunch at the IFI Café-Bar, where the little ones will enjoy doodling on their free activity sheets. Or enjoy some down time with our Mystery Matinee screening also on Sunday, at 1pm!
It is a closely guarded secret, so don’t even ask! This is potluck cinema which won’t disappoint!
Monday evening, May 27 at 6pm catch the IFI Youth Panel May movie choice the heart-warming Little Miss Sunshine and on Wednesday May 29 our Wild Strawberries screening at 11am will be The Great Escaper. On Thursday May 30 at 6.30pm join us for a showing of The Arbor, introduced by theatre and opera director Tom Creed.
Prefer a night in on the couch with a great movie? IFI@Home is our jam-packed streaming channel, where you can watch some of the very best in Irish and world cinema in the comfort of your own home, no matter where you are in Ireland. New additions this week include Rome, Open City and Revolutions.
OPENING THIS WEEK AT THE IFI
PIANO DREAMS
dir. Gary Lennon
Three piano students, compete for a chance of securing places at China’s top music schools.
This evenings screening at 18.10 will be followed by a Q&A with director Gary Lennon.
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RANSOM ’79
dir. Colm Quinn
Legendary Irish reporter Charlie Bird is determined to break one final story.
This evenings screening at 20.20 will be followed by a Q&A with director Colm Quinn.
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TRAINSPOTTING 4K
dir. Danny Boyle
Thirty years on, Danny Boyle’s screen adaptation of Irvine Welsh’s novel remains one of the 90s most iconic pop culture moments, with a banging soundtrack that defined a generation.
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ALSO SCREENING AT THE IFI
That They May Face the Rising Sun
THE WORLD CINEMA PROJECT
INSIANG
Saturday 25th, 13.30
Jealousy and violence take centre stage in this claustrophobic melodrama.
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PIXOTE
Sunday 26th, 15.30
An electrifying look at lost youth fighting to survive on the bottom rung of Brazilian society.
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SPECIAL EVENTS
IRISH FOCUS: IFI & DUBLIN DANCE FESTIVAL: THIS IS IT | 8 DANCE PORTRAITS
An innovative series of short films focused on women in dance in Ireland, This is It reveals unspoken values that are often difficult to articulate and easy to forget, creating a unique living archive of untold stories.
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IFI YOUTH PANEL: LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE
The IFI Youth Panel (IFIYP) proudly present the 2006 indie classic Little Miss Sunshine. Prepare to laugh and cry! Our IFIYP suggest wearing vibrant colours to this screening, particularly yellow! All are welcome!
