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| | | | It’s the last Friday of June! Welcome back to the weekly newsletter.
Trying to stay cool in the summer heat? Why not check out the new releases arriving today at the IFI? IFI French Festival hit A Private Life screens from today, starring Jodie Foster in her first leading French-speaking role. Love absurdist comedies and Mads Mikkelsen? Well The Last Viking also opens today, delivering silliness and violence in spades.
We are also hosting several special events too. Venture into the unknown with the experimental Trance Films presented by aemi; check out our IFI Family screenings of My Father’s Dragon in partnership with The Ark; enjoy the surprise of our Mystery Matinee; and enter Spielberg’s dystopian vision of the future with Minority Report, introduced by author and screenwriter Derek Landy (Skulduggery Pleasant series, Boy Eats Girl). And that’s all without mentioning our upcoming Odysseys Season, a companion programme that pairs perfectly with Christopher Nolan’s long-awaited return, The Odyssey, screening in 70mm exclusively at the IFI from July 17th. However, if it’s a film festival you’re after, Untold Ukraine returns for its second edition in early July with four new films celebrating cultural resistance.
But wait, there’s more on the way! Keep a look out for the various other events on the way. Dancer from the Dance presents a programme of new Irish dance films in collaboration with the Irish Modern Dance Theatre; EAFFI Discoveries brings us Jet Lag In Summer, followed by a Q&A with director Kunao Yan; Birds of War explores journalism, resilience and the enduring possibility of connection amid upheaval; Seth Rogen and Olivia Wilde host a hilariously awkward dinner in The Invite; and From The Vaults delivers a digital restoration of 1996’s The Last of the High Kings. |
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| | | | | A PRIVATE LIFE
Dir. Rebecca Zlotowski
A respected American psychiatrist living in Paris is troubled by the suspicious death of her patient. Convinced she was murdered, she decides to investigate.
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THE LAST VIKING
Dir. Anders Thomas Jensen
Released from prison after fifteen years, Anker (Nikolaj Lie Kaas) sets out to recover the loot he entrusted to his brother, Manfred (Mads Mikkelsen), who suffers from dissociative disorder.
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| | | ALSO SCREENING THIS WEEK
 Archive At Lunchtime - Join us for free daily lunchtime screenings of films from the IFI Irish Film Archive.
 Backrooms - A therapist ventures into a mysterious, liminal dimension after her patient vanishes.
 Boogie Nights - An idealistic adult film producer aspires to elevate his craft to an art when he discovers a hot, new talent.
 Disclosure Day (70mm) - Steven Spielberg's new sci-fi epic at the only 70mm-equipped cinema in Ireland.
 Nino - An introspective man is blindsided by a medical diagnosis over one restless weekend in Paris.
💘 Obsession - A wish goes awry in this sensational smash hit horror.
 Strictly Ballroom - When a rule-breaking dancer partners with novice, they challenge the world of competitive ballroom dancing.
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| | | | | | | IFI FAMILY & THE ARK: MY FATHER’S DRAGON
Saturday 27th (11.00), Wednesday 8th (12.30), Thursday 30th (12.30)
To tie in with My Father’s Dragon exhibition at The Ark, we have four screenings of this beautiful animation from Kilkenny’s Cartoon Saloon. Directed by Nora Twomey, this colourful and sensitive adventure tells the story of a young boy, Elmer, who learns from a talking cat that a dragon on mysterious Wild land might solve their problems if he can rescue it from the magical island creatures. An enchanting film, filled with gorgeous detail which can be seen in the exhibition just next door at The Ark. | | | | |
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| | | THE BIGGER PICTURE: SPIELBERG SCI-FI: MINORITY REPORT
Saturday 27th (14.00)
Adapted from a story by Philip K. Dick, Spielberg’s sleek, propulsive vision of a near-future where crime is predicted before it occurs is one of his most satisfying pieces of pure entertainment. Tom Cruise’s PreCrime officer John Anderton becomes the system’s next target, forced to flee and question the infallibility of the “precogs.” Blending noir tension with speculative science fiction, Spielberg crafts a gripping meditation on free will, surveillance, and the fragile boundary between justice and control.
The screening will be introduced by author and screenwriter Derek Landy (Skulduggery Pleasant series, Boy Eats Girl). | | | | |
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| | | MYSTERY MATINEE
Sunday 28th (13.00)
The film chosen could be anything from throughout the history of cinema, from a silent classic to a preview of a hotly anticipated upcoming release.
Whether it’s a title that one might expect to see at the IFI, or a film more at home in the multiplexes, the secret, closely guarded even from IFI staff, will be kept until the title appears onscreen. Expect the unexpected and take a chance, with tickets costing just €6.50 for IFI Members, and €7.00 for non-members. | | | | |
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| | | IFI & AEMI PRESENT: TRANCE FILMS
Tuesday 30th (18.30)
An international programme of experimental ‘trance films’ curated by aemi. The films selected here bypass comprehension, they are works to be experienced rather than understood, and include two rare 35mm screenings.
Go beyond the screen and venture into the unknown possibilities of cinema. | | | | |
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| | | UNTOLD UKRAINE
Opens Thursday 2nd
This summer, Untold Ukraine returns for its second edition with four films exploring one of Ukraine’s most powerful forms of resistance: the preservation of culture and identity through storytelling.
From reflections on school life in Ukraine amid wartime realities in Timestamp, to the story of an unlikely dreamer searching for connection at the edge of the universe in U Are the Universe, these films offer a glimpse into the contemporary realities of Ukrainians beyond the headlines.
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| | | BUT WAIT! THERE'S MORE!
We are conducting some research into online viewing habits and we would really appreciate your input! Below is a short survey that includes questions about your preferred platforms and how often you use them.
Complete the survey, and you could be in with a chance to win a €25 IFI gift voucher. Click the link below to get started! |
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| | | | | | | | | Join us next month for Odysseys, our new season of 12 cinematic journeys to coincide with the IFI’s exclusive 70mm presentation of Christopher Nolan’s highly-anticipated The Odyssey. The season traces the many ways in which the core themes of journey, exile, homecoming, and survival continue to resonate throughout cinema.
The season opens with a special Bigger Picture screening of Franco Piavoli’s rarely seen Nostos: The Return, introduced by Helen Meany, Festival Director of Classics Now. Other films include the Coen Brothers’ playful retelling O Brother, Where Art Thou?, Monte Hellman's cult road movie Two-Lane Blacktop, Werner Herzog’s feverish classic Aguirre, the Wrath of God and more. Book now and take a trip with us through some of cinema's greatest road movies.
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| | | | | THE BIGGER PICTURE:
NOSTOS: THE RETURN
Dir. Mohamad Abdouni
Wednesday 1st (18.30)
After a war, warrior Ulysses and his crew sail across the Mediterranean Sea to reach home, but their journey becomes a dangerous odyssey. | | | | |
| | | O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU?
Dirs. Joel & Ethan Coen
Sunday 5th (16.10)
Ulysses Everett McGill escapes from prison with fellow convicts Pete and Delmar on the pretext of finding buried treasure, but McGill’s aim is really to stop his wife remarrying. | | | | |
| | | TWO-LANE BLACKTOP
Dir. Monte Hellman
Tuesday 7th (18.30)
The Driver and The Mechanic tour America aimlessly, supporting themselves by racing random hotshots. Tensions arise when the two vie for the attentions of a hitchhiker. | | | | |
| | | PARIS, TEXAS
Dir. Wim Wenders
Thursday 9th (20:00)
Saturday 18th (15:30)
An aimless drifter who has been missing for four years wanders out of the desert and must reconnect with society, himself, his life, and his family. | | | | |
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| | | UPCOMING
Dancer from the Dance presents a programme of new Irish dance films in collaboration with the Irish Modern Dance Theatre.
 EAFFI Discoveries brings us Jet Lag In Summer, followed by a Q&A with director Kunao Yan.
 Birds of War explores journalism, resilience and the enduring possibility of connection amid upheaval.
 The Invite features a star-studded dinner party that spirals into awkward hilarity.
 From The Vaults presents a digital restoration of 1996’s The Last of the High Kings by the IFI Irish Film Archive for IFI’s Digital Restoration Project funded by Screen Ireland/Fís Éireann.
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| | | | | Check out our Land & Sea selection on IFI@Home this weekend! In tandem with our Odysseys Season, we have chosen some incredible cinematic journeys to venture out on from the comfort of your own couch. Journey To The Edge follows the competitors in the Vendée Globe Race, one of the most arduous, challenging and dangerous events in sport; Flow is a captivating, utterly disarming film featuring a cat searching for a new home in a flooded world; and Kings Of The Road is one of the key films of the 1970s New German Cinema movement. |
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