Splendid performances from Philip Seymour Hoffman, Christopher Walken and Catherine Keener meld with the timeless emotional verities of late Beethoven in this mature, satisfying saga about a venerable string ensemble. Walken, a NY music school professor and eminence grise of... Read More
BOOK NOW Times: 13.50|16.10|18.30|20.50
One of the year’s most compelling, disquieting, and polarising films, Compliance is a dark study of our natural tendency to obey authority, and the lengths to which the individual will go in order to please those in power.
Stressed Sandra... Read More
BOOK NOW Times: 20.40
We are delighted to welcome Terri Hooley to the IFI for a Q&A with Paul Byrne following the 20.40 screening on Saturday, April 13th as part of Spotlight: New Irish Film at the IFI.
Beset by sectarian conflict, Belfast in the late... Read More
BOOK NOW Times: 13.40|18.30
Following an eight-year absence (due in part to a disillusionment with filmmaking), Korine returned with Mister Lonely, which saw him using established actors and working with a much larger budget than before. While the film is to some extent more... Read More
BOOK NOW Times: 16.10
Harmony Korine, a polarising filmmaker known for challenging convention at every opportunity, has in Spring Breakers made his most subversive film yet. What at first glance seems typical mainstream fodder – four teenage girls trying to get enough cash together... Read More
BOOK NOW Times: 14.00|18.30
PROGRAMMER’S PICK
A Golden Tiger at Rotterdam, a key talent-spotting festival, put this subtle yet penetrating Chilean debut on the cinephile map. Dominga Sotomayor Castillo displays keen purpose in this fusion of road movie and family drama, as the audience... Read More
BOOK NOW Times: 16.10|20.40
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