NOVEMBER 2015
BROOKLYN
THE IRISH FILM INSTITUTE
EXHIBIT PRESERVE EDUCATE
WINE-TASTING
Sur Mes Lèvres
The IFI’s flagship festival, the IFI French Film Festival, returns for its 16th edition from November 18th to 29th. Along with many premieres of the very best of French cinema, we are thrilled to welcome the director of such critically acclaimed films as A Prophet, Rust and Bone and The Beat that My Heart Skipped, as well as this year’s Palme d’Or winner Dheepan, Jacques Audiard. See www.ifi.ie/frenchfest for full details and to book.
Join us for a special wine-tasting in conjunction with Inter-Rhône and Domaine de Mourchon as part of Rhône Wine Week (Nov 2nd - 8th) before a special screening of Jacques Audiard's Read My Lips (see page 11) on November 2nd. The wine-tasting will start at 18.30, and the film will commence at 20.00. Tickets for wine-tasting and film: €25 (tickets not sold for wine-tasting alone); film-only tickets at standard IFI pricing (€10 non-members/€8 concessions). Places are limited so please visit www.ifi.ie or call 01 679 3477 to book. 2
Brooklyn
FEAST YOUR EYES
Our pairing of a new release followed by a meal inspired by the film this month is Brooklyn. The Irish-American emigrant experience is brought vividly to life in this beautifully crafted, exceptionally moving adaptation of Colm Tóibín's much-admired novel and stars Saoirse Ronan in her finest performance to date. Join us on Tuesday, November 17th at 18.30. Tickets €20 (free list suspended).
LAST CHANCE
They Will Have to Kill Us First
Valley of Love
IFI FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL
The Irish Film Institute is Ireland’s national cultural institution for film. It aims to exhibit the finest in independent, Irish and international cinema, preserve Ireland’s moving image heritage at the IFI Irish Film Archive, and encourage engagement with film through its various educational programmes.
Some new releases carrying over from our October programme include: The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution, which charts The Black Panther movement’s rise from sub-culture to ‘the single greatest threat to national security’ according to FBI chief J. Edgar Hoover; They Will Have to Kill Us First, Johanna Schwartz’s film documenting the efforts by a group of artists in exile to ply their trade following the infiltration of jihadist militias in Northern Mali; and Taxi Tehran, the new film from incarcerated director Jafar Panahi and winner of the Golden Bear at this year’s Berlin Film Festival.
DIRECTOR’S NOTE
NOVEMBER AT THE IFI This month, the IFI French Film Festival returns and is bigger and better than ever before. We've extended the programme to a massive 35 screenings this year, six more than last year. We're also pleased to present, in partnership with access>CINEMA and with the support of the Arts Council's Touring and Dissemination Scheme, a tour of key titles in the Festival to five locations around the country: Kildare, Limerick, Galway, Cork and Sligo. This reflects the remarkable quality of French films made in the last year and also the appetite our audiences have for this national cinema, making this Festival the largest celebration of French culture in the country. Of course, we couldn't present a Festival of this scale without our various funders and partners, and would like to thank our principal funder The Arts Council, alongside our Festival partners: Airbus, CRH, Côtes du Rhône, Europa Cinemas, The Irish Times, RTÉ Supporting the Arts, uniFrance films, and The Westin. This year's programme includes 16 Irish premieres, alongside a focus on key French films made in the 1970s. We are particularly delighted that our Festival Guest of Honour this year is director Jacques Audiard. Throughout the month of November we will honour him with a retrospective view of his work, which culminates during the Festival with the Irish premiere of his latest film, Dheepan which was the big winner this year at the Cannes Film Festival, taking home the prestigious Palme d'Or. We are delighted that Audiard will be attending this year to present this award-winning film, and also participate in a masterclass about his work. Another key guest will be Louise Bourgoin who is starring in two Irish premieres in this year's programme, I Am a Soldier and The White Knights. For further information on Festival guests (with additional announcements to be made in the coming days), please visit our website at www.ifi.ie/frenchfest
Standing Tall (La Tête haute)
Welcome to the November edition of the IFI Programme which sees the return of the annual IFI French Film Festival.
For those of you couldn't get a ticket for the Opening Night of the sold-out screening of Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans at the IFI Documentary Festival in September, you will get a second chance as the documentary goes on release from November 20th. We're particularly delighted that, as the only cinema in Ireland with the capability to project film on magnificent 70mm, we have managed to source a copy of the print of Le Mans from the Swedish Film Institute so audiences will get to see, on November 30th, McQueen's car racing feature film that the documentary is centred around, on this glorious format. November is also a particularly busy month for special screenings and Q&As, so be sure to check out the programme to find out more about events, including a cine-concert of silent movies with live music on November 4th; the director of Hand Gestures, Francesco Clerici, will be here for a discussion after the screening of his new documentary on November 24th; Donal Gallagher will be here for a Q&A after our Rock 'n' Roll Cinema screening of the Rory Gallagher/Taste documentary, What's Going On: Taste Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970 on November 17th; in collaboration with the Science Gallery we will present a panel discussion with leading space experts after a screening of Star*Men on November 8th; and, on November 3rd, the IFI is delighted to welcome Victoria Price, daughter of one of the most distinctive and iconic of actors, Vincent Price, to discuss his life and legacy, followed by a screening of Roger Corman’s The Tomb of Ligeia. We hope you'll find plenty of reasons to visit the IFI during the month of November. À bientôt,
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NEW RELEASES, IFI DOCS & IFI CLASSICS BRIEF ENCOUNTER BROOKLYN HE NAMED ME MALALA THE FEAR OF 13 TANGERINE STEVE JOBS LOVE (3D) STEVE McQUEEN: THE MAN & LE MANS TRUE ROMANCE CAROL
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SEASONS & EVENTS CALENDAR DATE
SCREENING
TIME
2ND MON
FOCUS ON JACQUES AUDIARD: READ MY LIPS (WINE-TASTING + FILM) FOCUS ON JACQUES AUDIARD: READ MY LIPS (FILM ONLY)
18.30
3RD TUE
AN EVENING WITH VICTORIA PRICE
20.15
4TH WED
CINE-CONCERT: SILENT MOVES IFI CAFÉ BAR PUB QUIZ (FREE EVENT)
18.30 21.30
FROM THE VAULTS: IRISH CINEMA: 5TH THURS OURSELVES ALONE?
18.30
7TH SAT
FOCUS ON JACQUES AUDIARD: SEE HOW THEY FALL
15.00
8TH SUN
STAR*MEN + PANEL DISCUSSION FOCUS ON JACQUES AUDIARD: A SELF-MADE HERO
14.00 16.30
9TH MON
THE BIGGER PICTURE: THE DISCREET CHARM OF THE BOURGEOISIE
18.30
13TH FRI
IFI & DAFF: THE PROPHET
20.00
14TH SAT
IFI & DAFF: DOLPHINS IFI & DAFF: CAIRO TIME
14.00 16.00
15TH SUN
IFI & DAFF: I AM NOJOOM, AGE 10 AND DIVORCED IFI & DAFF: THE IDOL
13.30 18.30
16TH MON
DEARGDHÚIL: ANATOMY OF PASSION
20.30
17TH TUES
FEAST YOUR EYES: BROOKLYN ROCK ‘N’ ROLL CINEMA: WHAT’S GOING ON: TASTE LIVE AT THE ISLE OF WIGHT FESTIVAL 1970
18.30 20.30
18TH– IFI FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL 29TH (SEE SEPARATE PROGRAMME FOR MORE DETAILS) 18TH WED
TIMES For a breakdown of times and dates of IFI New Releases, IFI Docs & IFI Classics, check out our weekly schedule on www.ifi.ie/weekly-schedule or the IFI ads in The Irish Times on Fridays and Saturdays. You can also sign up to receive our weekly ezine by joining at www.ifi.ie/signup. 4
20.00
LOVE (PREVIEW) + FILMED INTRODUCTION BY GASPAR NOÉ
20.30
19TH IFI & VIEW TEMPLE BAR ARTS & THURS POLITICS WEEKEND: BORDERS
18.30
22ND SUN
IRELAND ON SUNDAY: GENERATE THE STATE
13.00
24TH TUES
WILD STRAWBERRIES: MEMORIES HAND GESTURES + DIRECTOR Q&A
11.00 18.30
27TH FRI
WILD STRAWBERRIES: MEMORIES
11.00
29TH SUN
IFI FAMILY: ADAMA THE HANGOVER LOUNGE: PLEIN SOLEIL THE HANGOVER LOUNGE: THE AMERICAN FRIEND
11.00 14.00 16.15
30TH MON
LE MANS (70MM SCREENING)
18.30
NOVEMBER 2015
OPENS NOV 6TH FILM INFO:
86 minutes, U.K., 1945, Black and White, Digital Notes by David O’Mahony
A chance meeting between strangers is the catalyst for one of cinema’s most heart-breaking doomed love affairs in David Lean’s timeless film of Noël Coward’s play Still Life. Middleclass housewife Laura Jesson’s (Celia Johnson) weekly excursion to the pictures is interrupted one dull Thursday when Dr. Alec Harvey (Trevor Howard) assists in the removal of some grit from her eye in the train station’s tea shop. Both are in their early 40s, married with children, and otherwise happy, yet both are also
IFI CLASSIC
BRIEF ENCOUNTER lacking something in their lives they feel the other can offer. Agreeing to meet again, they are soon troubled to find their innocent and casual relationship developing into something deeper. Perfect in every aspect of its production, David Lean’s masterful film subtly conveys the thrill and danger of illicit love, and its attendant fallout and pain.
OPENS NOV 6TH FILM INFO:
111 minutes, Ireland-U.K., 2015, Digital Notes by David O’Mahony FEAST YOUR EYES Our Feast Your Eyes pairing of a film and main course in the IFI Café Bar this month will be Brooklyn. Enjoy this film and follow it with a specially devised menu inspired by it on Tuesday, November 17th at 18.30. Tickets €20. Free list suspended.
The Irish-American emigrant experience is brought vividly to life in this beautifully crafted, exceptionally moving adaptation of Colm Tóibín's much admired novel. It’s 1952 and Eilis (Saoirse Ronan, in her finest performance to date) is part of a wave of young Irish people that left their home for the prospect of a better future in America. Quickly adjusting to the rhythms of Brooklyn life – with the help of worldly-wise landlady Julie Walters – she finds a job, friends and
NEW RELEASE
BROOKLYN a prospective partner in sweet Italian boy Tony (Emory Cohen). News from home forces her back across the Atlantic to Enniscorthy where she falls, quite unexpectedly, for eligible bachelor Jim Farrell (Domhnall Gleeson). A choice will have to be made between Tony and Jim, a decision that has as much to do with choosing between two countries.
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IFI DOC
NOVEMBER 2015
HE NAMED ME MALALA OPENS NOV 6TH FILM INFO:
IFI DOC
88 minutes, U.S.A.-U.A.E., 2015, Digital Notes by Alice Butler
The youngest ever winner of the Nobel Peace Prize at just 17 years old, it goes without saying that Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai is an exceptional young woman, deserving of this carefully constructed and affecting profile of her remarkable life and career. Oscar-winning director Davis Guggenheim (An Inconvenient Truth) deftly manages the telling of Malala’s story, using animated sequences to depict her childhood in the Swat Valley and combining these with relaxed
interviews with Malala and her family in their Birmingham home with TV clips and news reports, particularly from the time after she was singled out and shot by Taliban gunmen in 2012 for her outspoken views against their decrees forbidding girls access to education. Undeterred by this brutal attack, Malala has continued her campaign since her astonishing recovery and her eloquence, bravery and intellect are all captured and given rightful tribute here.
THE FEAR OF 13 OPENS NOV 13TH FILM INFO:
90 minutes, U.K., 2014, Digital Notes by David O’Mahony
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Triskaidekaphobia, the titular condition, is just one of many words that convicted murderer Nick used as a mantra-like aide to teach himself to read and write on Death Row. However, as 23 exasperating years go by, he resorts to petitioning the courts to set the date of his execution. As staged by Sington (In the Shadow of the Moon), Nick’s story is presented as a monologue, a one-man-show more reminiscent of theatre than documentary – it is a confession,
but it is also a performance. Sington exploits the cinematic opportunities offered by Nick’s astonishing life story, presenting a series of stylised visual responses to his narrative. The Fear of 13 is much more than an account of one man’s incarceration – it’s an experiment in storytelling, an indictment of the U.S. courts system and a redemptive human tale that grips like a thriller.
OPENS NOV 13TH FILM INFO:
87 minutes, U.S.A., 2015, Digital Film notes by David O’Mahony
NEW RELEASE
TANGERINE It’s Christmas Eve; transgender prostitute Sin-Dee Rella (Kitana Kiki Rodriguez) is back on the block after six weeks in jail. She learns from her best friend Alexandra (Mya Taylor) that Chester (James Ransone), the pimp she’s in love with, has been less than faithful in her absence, a betrayal established at the film’s outset in a riveting exchange that comes to typify the film’s firecracker energy and naturalistic performances. Taking place over one eventful day,
Tangerine charts Sin-Dee’s odyssey through the sun-bleached LA streets, hell-bent on bringing the errant Chester to task for his misdeeds.
Following his Oscar-winning screenplay for The Social Network (2010), which recounted Mark Zuckerberg’s founding of Facebook, Aaron Sorkin returns to the digital world with this study of Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple Inc. The film has a three-act structure, each of which centres on backstage activity before the launch of a key product. We first meet Jobs and recurring figures Joanna Hoffman (Kate Winslet), Steve Wozniak (Seth Rogen) and John Sculley
(Jeff Daniels) in 1984 before the launch of the Macintosh, before moving to 1988 and the launch of NeXT, and finally, in 1998, the launch of the iMac, sequences shot respectively on 16mm, 35mm, and digitally. Danny Boyle directs with a sure, restrained hand, allowing Sorkin’s exceptional script to take pride of place, well served by superb performances in one of the year’s best films.
Shot entirely on an iPhone, Baker’s film sparkles with manic energy as it races towards a screwball comedy finale, but his affection for his characters is palpable, and as with the best comedies, the humour is layered with pathos.
OPENS NOV 13TH FILM INFO:
122 minutes, U.S.A., 2015, Digital Notes by Kevin Coyne
NEW RELEASE
STEVE JOBS
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NEW RELEASE
NOVEMBER 2015
LOVE (3D) PREVIEW NOV 18TH OPENS NOV 20TH FILM INFO:
135 minutes, France, 2015, Digital Notes by Kevin Coyne
IFI DOC
PREVIEW WITH FILMED INTRO There will be a preview of Love at 20.30 on November 18th which will be introduced in an exclusive filmed broadcast by director Gaspar Noé.
On New Year’s Day, Murphy (Karl Glusman) wakes up with partner Omi (Klara Kristin), their son, and a hangover, and receives a voicemail from the mother of his former girlfriend Electra (Aomi Muyock). She has not heard from her daughter in some time, and is concerned for her safety. Murphy however, has long been estranged from Electra, and thinks back as to how their relationship unravelled. Auteur and professional provocateur Gaspar Noé has filled the film with copious, explicit,
and unsimulated sex, but rather than this being the confrontational tactic one might expect, it is central to his exploration of the importance of sexual compatibility within a meaningful romantic relationship. This is not to say that there not flashes of sly humour, particularly facilitated by shooting in 3D, but at heart it is a sentimental film about love and regret. Please note: There is a €1 supplementary charge on all 3D screenings.
STEVE McQUEEN: THE MAN & LE MANS OPENS NOV 20TH FILM INFO:
100 minutes, U.K., 2015, Digital Notes by David O’Mahony
70MM SCREENING We’re pleased to present McQueen’s film, Le Mans, on glorious 70mm on November 30th. Please see page 20 for details.
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It’s 1969 and Steve McQueen is at the height of his fame; the enormous success of Bullitt and The Thomas Crown Affair have made him more than a star – he’s an icon, The King of Cool. Eager to solidify his position with a move into production, McQueen set about realising a passion project, to make the ultimate car-racing film centred on the gruelling 24-hour rally in Le Mans. Little did he know he would lose his marriage, friendships and almost his life in the process.
Viewed through the frame of the troubled Le Mans production, McQueen is revealed as a complex personality, alienating friends and colleagues with his unyielding behaviour and refusal to compromise his vision for the film. He is, however, possessed of a genuine mastery of technique when it came to capturing the thrill of the race on film.
OPENS NOV 20TH FILM INFO:
119 minutes, U.S.A., 1993, Digital Notes by Kevin Coyne
IFI CLASSIC
TRUE ROMANCE Based on the very first script Quentin Tarantino ever wrote, Tony Scott’s True Romance is a vibrant, funny, and thoroughly entertaining account of the ineffably sweet love story between Clarence (Christian Slater), a fan of kung-fu movies who works in a comic book shop, and novice prostitute Alabama (Patricia Arquette), who first meet as a result of Clarence’s boss’ misguided largesse. In order to be together, Alabama must escape from her vicious pimp Drexl (an almost
unrecognisable Gary Oldman, in one of the film’s many noteworthy cameos); when Clarence goes to make the case for Alabama, their violent confrontation sees him flee the scene with a bag filled with drugs. As the two plan to sell their find and start a new life, they are followed by a cavalcade of trouble and memorable characters in this blisteringly brilliant film.
Taking the form of an extended flashback, Todd Haynes’ (Far from Heaven, I’m Not There) exquisite film depicts the burgeoning relationship formed by upper-middle-class socialite Carol Aird (Cate Blanchett) and Therese (Rooney Mara), a sales assistant at a department store. Behind her glamorous façade Carol’s emotional state is precarious – with her marriage on the rocks, she is facing a nasty custody battle for her daughter, all of which informs her advances towards
the much younger Therese. Based on Patricia Highsmith’s 1952 novel The Price of Salt, Carol is a sensuous, erotic film suffused with intoxicating design and period detail. Haynes’ approach is richly allusive – the poignant dinner scene, with which the film begins, for example, explicitly references Brief Encounter (reissued in the IFI this November – see page 5) – and one is left with the impression of a film that will immeasurably repay repeat viewings.
OPENS NOV 27TH FILM INFO:
118 minutes, U.S.A., 2015, Digital Notes by David O’Mahony
NEW RELEASE
CAROL
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Jacques Audiard
FOCUS ON JACQUES AUDIARD
Born in 1952, Jacques Audiard began as an editor, before writing screenplays and, in 1994, directing his first feature, See How They Fall. With each project, he meticulously pores over every element (script, music, mise-en-scène, editing). Despite, or perhaps because of his relatively low output (each film takes 3-4 years), Audiard has become a master filmmaker and among the most popular French directors, winning the Palme d’Or at Cannes this year with Dheepan.
The IFI French Film Festival runs from November 18th to 29th and will include a Jacques Audiard Retrospective during which Audiard will attend and take part in three discussions, November 20th – 22nd. Tickets on sale now.
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A great director of actors, he has inspired iconic performances of stunning intensity. Rooted in the real world, his films are highly visceral, awakening the senses. They can be dark, emotional, and cruel, but are always poetic. His characters are dishonourable, yet his view is non-judgmental; they are simply the product of their environment. These weak, fragile, mutually dependent characters often achieve salvation. Marie-Pierre Richard IFI French Film Festival Director
FOCUS ON JACQUES AUDIARD
READ MY LIPS
opportunity to take on an intern, she hires rough-around-the-edges ex-con Paul (Vincent Cassel), who has yet to completely sever ties with his criminal past. Although she rebuffs his initial advances, the two recognise something in each other, and soon become a formidable team.
NOV 2ND (20.00) (SUR MES LÈVRES) FILM INFO:
119 minutes, France, 2001, Subtitled, 35mm Notes by Kevin Coyne
Lonely Carla (Emmanuelle Devos) is an overworked and underappreciated secretary, barely noticed by the colleagues who seem largely unaware that she is deaf, and with no social life of which to speak. Given the
SEE HOW THEY FALL NOV 7TH (15.00) FILM INFO:
100 minutes, France, 1994, Subtitled, 35mm Notes by Kevin Coyne
Audiard’s debut is an intricate jigsaw puzzle, playing with chronology to follow its two main threads. In the first, ageing salesman Simon (Jean Yanne) turns investigator when he feels the police aren’t making
A SELF-MADE HERO NOV 8TH (16.30) (UN HÉROS TRÈS DISCRET) FILM INFO:
106 minutes, France, 1996, Subtitled, 35mm Notes by Kevin Coyne
Audiard’s semi-satirical take on historical revisionism in post-Second World War France sees fabulist Albert (Mathieu Kassovitz) rise to a position of prominence, based entirely on a false account of his
We're delighted to offer a special wine-tasting in conjunction with Inter-Rhône and Domaine de Mourchon as part of Rhône Wine Week (November 2nd - 8th) before this screening. See page 2 for details. sufficient progress in tracking down whoever shot his friend Mickey, leaving him brain dead. The other follows the grizzled Marx (Jean-Louis Trintignant), a small-time hood, and his relationship with Johnny, an adoring but dull-witted young man who Marx initially sees as someone he can use to his own advantage before becoming genuinely fond of him. Naturally, the characters are fated to eventually meet, when Simon will seek revenge.
own life. Successfully avoiding enlistment, Albert spends the War as a salesman, married to Yvette (Sandrine Kiberlain), whom he wooed by convincing her he was a novelist. Taking the opportunity to reinvent himself in the confusion following liberation, he flees to Paris, where he appropriates the stories of genuine Resistance members as his own. Feted as a genuine hero, he is accepted into the inner circle, where he must face unexpected challenges.
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The Idol
IFI & DUBLIN ARABIC FILM FESTIVAL NOVEMBER 13TH – 15TH Welcome to the Dublin Arabic Film Festival. After a fantastic first edition last year, we are delighted to be working with the Irish Film Institute on this year’s festival showcasing the best of Arab film culture, supported again by our presenting partner Dubai Duty Free. This is the second year of the Festival, and with such a high calibre programme, we anticipate that DAFF will become established in Dublin’s cultural calendar over the coming years. The cinema of the Arab speaking nations is extraordinarily rich and steeped in history; we are pleased to be in a position to once again take the measure of what’s currently exciting in this part of the world and to bring these films to Dublin audiences.
Supported by Dubai Duty Free and curated by Jim Sheridan.
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We are proud of this year’s programme, which features five films chosen to reflect the diversity of the lands they come from. We open with The Prophet, a wonderfully animated version of Kahlil Gibran’s classic fable written and directed by Roger Allers (The Lion King) featuring the voices of Salma Hayek and Liam Neeson, and music from our very own Glen Hansard and Damien Rice. Cairo Time is an engaging comedy drama with a cast featuring Egypt’s most beloved stars Nour El-Sherif, Mervat Amin and Samir Sabry. Our closing film, The Idol, is one of the most anticipated of the year as it is the latest from the acclaimed Palestinian director of both Paradise Lost and last year’s stunning Omar, Hany Abu-Assad. We look forward to seeing you at the Irish Film Institute over the weekend for the Dublin Arabic Film Festival. Jim Sheridan
IFI & DUBLIN ARABIC FILM FESTIVAL
THE PROPHET NOV 13TH (20.00) FILM INFO:
85 minutes, France, 2014, Digital
On the fictional island of Orphalese, a mischievous eight-year-old girl, Almitra, meets Mustafa, a political prisoner being escorted to his home country. Along the way, he shares his wisdom and poems, while Almitra
DOLPHINS NOV 14TH (14.00) (DALAFEEN) FILM INFO:
90 minutes, United Arab Emirates, 2014, Subtitled, Digital
Based on a prize-winning script by author and poet Ahmed Salmeen, Waleed Al Shehhi’s debut feature follows three characters over the course of 24 hours. Saud (Ahmed Al Jarn), who is reminded of his
secretly follows him. At each stop, she imagines breath-taking visual sequences that accompany his words. When Almitra realises, however, what the authorities have in store for Mustafa, she must do everything possible to help him escape. Director Roger Allers (Disney’s The Lion King, Aladdin) brings Kahlil Gibran’s classic tale vividly to life, aided by a contribution from Ireland’s Tomm Moore (Song of the Sea) and voice work from such talents as Salma Hayek, Liam Neeson and Quvenzhané Wallis. ambulance driver father Fadel (Khalid Ameen) every time he hears a siren, is dismissed to wander aimlessly along nearby beaches with best friend Hilal (Ibrahim Al Mansoori) by his mother Kawthar (Reem Erhama) as she remains at home, distracted by preparations for her impending remarriage. Told in a measured and deliberate style, it’s a fascinating examination of femininity, masculinity and childhood in the UAE.
CAIRO TIME
dating Wael and is in Wael’s friend’s apartment after their marriage breaks down. Hazem is a young drug dealer on the run from Alexandria to Cairo and picks up an old man with Alzheimer’s disease.
NOV 14TH (16.00)
Featuring a stellar cast, which brings together three Egyptian screen icons – Mervat Amin, Samir Sabry and Nour El-Sherif, the inimitable star of more than 100 movies – Cairo Time is an engaging and comedic look at the role fate has in our lives.
(BETAWQEET EL QAHIRA) FILM INFO:
110 minutes, Egypt, 2014, Subtitled, Digital
Taking place over a single day, Cairo Time is a multigenerational story of six interconnected characters, all at a critical juncture in their lives. Lila, a retired actress, is looking for Sameh, her last co-star. Salma is
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IFI & DUBLIN ARABIC FILM FESTIVAL
I AM NOJOOM, AGE 10 AND DIVORCED NOV 15TH (13.30) (ANA NOJOOM BENT ALASHERAH WAMOTALAGAH) FILM INFO:
96 minutes, Yemen-United Arab Emirates-France, 2014, Subtitled, Digital
A major prize-winner at last year’s Dubai International Film Festival, Khadija Al-Salami’s gritty film, a powerful reminder of the global struggle for women’s rights, is based on the memoirs of Nujood Ali, who brought international attention to Yemen’s widespread practice of child marriage when she sought a divorce on the grounds of abuse. Sold into marriage when her father falls into financial difficulty, Nojoom (Reham Mohammed, who gives a strong performance in
a difficult role) essentially becomes slave to her new family. Forced by her mother-in-law to spend her days performing the numerous household duties and chores, nights see the child bride repeatedly raped by her husband, until she escapes and finds a judge sympathetic to her situation.
From Hany Abu-Assad, director of the only two Palestinian films to be Oscar nominated for Best Foreign Language Film, Paradise Now (2005) and Omar (2013), comes this recounting of the life of Gazan singer Mohammad Assaf, who in 2013 was crowned the winner of Arab Idol, the popular Arabic reality television show-cum-talent contest. Facing difficulties both physical and ideological in making it to Egypt and entering the competition, it’s an unashamedly feel-good story of the
triumph of the underdog; however, Abu-Assad is far too talented a filmmaker to present it in a prosaic fashion. The tension and danger of Assaf’s daily life is subtly depicted, as is his importance to a community with little to celebrate.
THE IDOL
NOV 15TH (18.30) (YA TAYR EL TAYER) FILM INFO:
100 minutes, UK-Palestine-QatarNetherlands-United Arab Emirates, 2015, Subtitled, Digital
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IFI EVENTS IRELAND ON SUNDAY WILD STRAWBERRIES ARCHIVE AT LUNCHTIME IFI FAMILY AN EVENING WITH VICTORIA PRICE CINE-CONCERT: SILENT MOVES FROM THE VAULTS STAR*MEN + DISCUSSION THE BIGGER PICTURE DEARGDHÚIL: ANATOMY OF PASSION ROCK ‘n’ ROLL CINEMA IRISH SHORTS AT IFI THE HANGOVER LOUNGE HAND GESTURES + Q&A 70MM SCREENING: LE MANS
IRELAND ON SUNDAY GENERATE THE STATE NOV 22ND (13.00) (GINEADOIR AN STÁIT) DIRECTOR:
Johnny Gogan
FILM INFO:
50 mins, Ireland, 2015, Digital, English and Irish with English Subtitles
Ireland on Sunday is our monthly showcase for new Irish film. The building of the Shannon Scheme (1925-‘29) revolutionised electricity production and supply in Ireland – and it was 100% renewable energy.
WILD STRAWBERRIES MEMORIES NOV 24TH & 27TH (11.00) (LES SOUVENIRS) DIRECTOR:
Jean-Paul Rouve
FILM INFO:
96 mins, France-Belgium, 2015
Wild Strawberries is our bi-monthly film club for over 55s. Aspiring writer Romain (Mathieu Spinosi) finds himself the calm centre of his chaotic family in this pleasant dramedy. His father Michel (Michel Blanc) has just
Created in the shadow of the Civil War and chronic shortages of food and money, this massive undertaking generated more than electricity. There was controversy, strikes and there was art. There were even allegations of a German conspiracy in Ireland. Contributions from academics, engineers and politicians are interwoven with visuals from contemporary cinema, the impressive Siemens photographic collection and Seán Keating’s paintings of the work in progress, to create a detailed picture of how the State undertook this audacious project. We are pleased to welcome director Johnny Gogan for a post-screening Q&A. retired and is slipping into a mid-life crisis, whilst his recently widowed grandmother Madeleine (Annie Cordy) is dispatched to a nursing home, and feels alienated and abandoned. In an act of defiance, Madeleine escapes to her seaside hometown in Normandy where Romain follows, setting off on a journey into her past. Screening as part of the IFI French Film Festival, Nov 18th – 29th. Tickets: €4.25 including regular tea/coffee before the event. Wild Strawberries is our film club for over 55s. If you are lucky enough to look younger please don’t take offence if we ask your age.
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IFI FAMILY
O'Hara's Holiday
ARCHIVE AT LUNCHTIME
US AND US
ADAMA
Join us for free lunchtime screenings of films from the IFI Irish Film Archive. Simply collect your tickets at the IFI Box Office. Please see www.ifi.ie for dates and times.
NOV 29TH (11.00)
Echoing the themes played out in John Crowley’s Brooklyn (see page 5 for notes), this month’s programme presents two films about IrishAmerican emigrant experience in the 1950s and ‘60s.
PROGRAMME 1 O’HARA’S HOLIDAY
O’Hara, a New York-Irish cop, comes to Ireland to unwind and find his roots. He meets a fine young woman, Kitty, who joins him on his travels to the beauty spots of rural Ireland and the hotspots of Dublin’s nightlife. (Directed by Peter Bryan.) FILM INFO: 20 mins, 1959
PROGRAMME 2 GOODBYE TO GLOCAMORRA
The suburb of Inwood, New York was at one time called the last of the Irish ghettos. Irish accents could be heard, Irish newspapers bought, Irish priests said Mass and GAA matches were played. The Radharc team explore the Irish and their attitudes to faith, race and home. FILM INFO: 27 mins, 1968, Black and White
Brooklyn opens at the IFI on November 6th. See page 5 for more details.
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Screening as part of this year’s IFI French Film Festival, Adama is a striking and powerful animation. When 12-year-old Adama’s elder brother Samba leaves their isolated West African village in the night, tempted with gold by the People of the Wind, brave Adama sets out to bring him home. Crossing continents to reach war-torn Europe, he tries to make sense of a world in which Samba, along with thousands of others, has been sent to fight for France. With stunning scenes that shift from desert sandstorms to ghostly troops, this is a stirring mix of fable and history. DIRECTOR: Simon Rouby FILM INFO: 85 minutes, France, 2015, Suitable for 10+
Tickets: €5 per person, €15 family tickets (2 adults + 2 children/1 adult + 3 children). The IFI French Film Festival runs from November 18th to 29th. Please see separate brochure or visit www.ifi.ie/frenchfest for full details.
AN EVENING WITH VICTORIA PRICE
a multimedia presentation on his life and influence from a personal point of view. This will be followed by a screening of Roger Corman’s The Tomb of Ligeia, adapted for the screen from the Edgar Allan Poe story by Robert Towne (Chinatown).
NOV 3RD (20.15) EVENT INFO:
Total duration: approx. 170 mins; The Tomb of Ligeia: 82 mins, U.S.A.U.K., 1964, Blu-ray
Tickets: €12 (€10 concession)
As a precursor to a major event in London celebrating the legacy of Vincent Price, one of the most distinctive and iconic of actors, particularly famed for his work in the horror genre, the IFI is delighted to welcome Victoria Price, daughter and biographer of the late actor, to Dublin for
CINE-CONCERT: SILENT MOVES
society and their right to make friends, fall in love and make their own choices. It is a simple, silent story told with pathos and humour. The screening will be accompanied by a live music ensemble and will be followed by discussion with the filmmakers.
NOV 4TH (18.30) Aideen Barry
FILM INFO:
26 mins (event duration: approx. 60 mins), 2015, Digital
FROM THE VAULTS IRISH CINEMA: OURSELVES ALONE? NOV 5TH (18.30) DIRECTOR:
Donald Taylor Black
FILM INFO:
52 mins, Ireland-U.K., 1995, Digital
Made by Aideen Barry and a 30-strong group of artists with disabilities from Western Care’s Ridgepool Training Centre and Scannán Technologies, this is the fictionalised story of a love triangle, exploring the real challenges faced by people with disabilities in our
Rising of the Moon
DIRECTOR:
Victoria will be signing copies of her book about her father, Vincent Price: A Daughter's Biography and a 50th anniversary edition of Vincent’s celebrated cookbook, A Treasury of Great Recipes by Vincent & Mary Price, in the IFI after this event (where copies can also be purchased).
In 1995 on the occasion of the international centenary of the birth of cinema, film historian Kevin Rockett and director Donald Taylor Black took stock of Irish film history, exploring foreign and indigenous representations of Ireland and the
Silent Moves was produced by Ballina Arts Centre and commissioned under the Ignite Programme, an initiative of the Arts Council, Arts & Disability Ireland (ADI), Cork City Council, Galway City and County Councils, and Mayo County Council.
Irish. They invited leading practitioners Joe Comerford, Bob Quinn, Pat Murphy, Cathal Black, Thaddeus O'Sullivan, Jim Sheridan, and Neil Jordan to consider Irish cinema and their role in shaping a national identity. Following the screening of this seminal documentary, Ruth Barton will host a discussion with Rockett and Taylor Black considering developments in Irish film culture over the past 20 years.
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STAR*MEN + DISCUSSION IFI DOC
astronomers who went on to become highly influential in the field of astronomy during its most productive period.
NOV 8TH (14.00) DIRECTOR:
Alison E. Rose
FILM INFO:
88 mins, Canada-U.S.A.-U.K.
Four older men make a return road trip through the American Southwest. However, these are no ordinary men; embarking on a journey they had originally travelled some 50 years before as excited young scientists, Roger, Donald, Nick and Wal are four
THE BIGGER PICTURE THE DISCREET CHARM OF THE BOURGEOISIE NOV 9TH (18.30)
(LA CHARME DISCRET DE LA BOURGEOISIE) DIRECTOR: Luis Buñuel
FILM INFO:
IFI DOC
102 mins, France-Italy-Spain, 1972, Subtitled, Digital
Our monthly programming strand in which a key film is presented within the context of a notional film canon. Described in The New York Times as "an iconoclast, moralist, and
DEARGDHÚIL: ANATOMY OF PASSION NOV 16TH (20.30) Paula Kehoe
FILM INFO:
62 mins, 2015, Digital Director Paula Kehoe, Louis de Paor and guests will be in attendance.
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PANEL DISCUSSION Following the screening, astrophysicist Peter Gallagher will chair a panel discussion with leading space experts on some of the advances in astronomy as raised by the film. In collaboration with Science Gallery Dublin.
revolutionary who was a leader of avant-garde surrealism in his youth and a dominant international movie director half a century later," Spanish-Mexican filmmaker Luis Buñuel remains one of the most compelling figures in cinema history. Made in France, The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie follows a group of well-to-do diners and the film relates their repeated attempts to eat together, an endeavour which is endlessly interrupted and disrupted in increasingly uproarious fashion. Introduction by IFI Head of Cinema Programming David O’Mahony.
Seán MacEntee, her husband Conor Cruise O’Brien) were centrally involved.
THE POEMS OF MÁIRE MHAC AN tSAOI
DIRECTOR:
Travelling alongside, documentary filmmaker Alison E. Rose creates an evocative portrait that captures the men as they reflect on friendship, their work, how they perceive the universe both now and heretofore, how they regard life and death.
This riveting new documentary explores the life, work and sensual poetic imagination of the revolutionary Irish poet Máire Mhac an tSaoi. Born in 1922, her story is set against a backdrop of a tumultuous century in Irish history in which she and her family (her father
It is told from an intimate perspective through dramatic representations of a sequence of poems re-imagined and choreographed as short films intercut with her father’s home movies and the poet’s own commentary on her life and work. The documentary also features performance artist Maureen Fleming, Louis de Paor, Ailbhe Ní Ghearbhuigh, Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill and Olwen Fouéré.
ROCK ‘n’ ROLL CINEMA
WHAT’S GOING ON: TASTE LIVE AT THE ISLE OF WIGHT FESTIVAL 1970 NOV 17TH (20.30) DIRECTOR:
Murray Lerner
FILM INFO:
77 mins, 2015, Ireland, Colour, Digital
Academy-Award-winning director Murray Lerner explores Ireland’s seminal rock band Taste with unseen footage from the trio’s now legendary performance at the Isle Of Wight Festival 1970. Featuring rare archive material, personal accounts and contributions
IRISH SHORTS @ IFI BORDERS FILM INFO:
Total duration: approx. 90 mins
The filmmakers Katherine Canty, Anne Maree Barry and Francis Mathew will participate in a post screening Q&A.
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NOV 19TH (18.30)
A programme of films exploring the nature of boundaries presented in collaboration with View Temple Bar Arts & Politics Weekend. Playfully examining the intersections of the personal and social spheres,
THE HANGOVER LOUNGE NOV 29TH (14.00 & 16.15) DIRECTORS:
Plein Soleil: René Clément The American Friend: Wim Wenders
FILM INFO:
Plein Soleil: 118 minutes, France-Italy, 1960, Digital The American Friend: 125 minutes, Germany-France, 1977, 35mm
Plein Soleil
PLEIN SOLEIL / THE AMERICAN FRIEND
This month's Hangover Lounge - our monthly indulgent Sunday afternoon of brunch and a classic double bill responds to the release of Todd Haynes' Carol on November 27th (see page 9) by looking at two other adaptations of novels by Patricia Highsmith, both of
from Brian May, The Edge, Sir Bob Geldof and Larry Coryell, the film takes us on a journey from Rory Gallagher’s musical beginnings through to the band’s implosion just before they hit the festival stage in front of several hundred thousand people. Taste and enjoy as Rory Gallagher on guitar, John Wilson on drums and Richard ‘Charlie’ McCracken on bass unleash one of the festival's finest performances.
SPECIAL GUEST Donal Gallagher will participate in a Q&A after the screening on 17th November.
these works encourage reflection on the politics of boundaries which define and circumscribe those within. The programme includes: Tadhg O’Sullivan’s IFB-funded Quarantine; Katherine Canty’s IFB-funded January Hymn; Francis Mathews' 67; Anne Maree Barry’s Arts Council-funded Missing Green; Donal Foreman’s Day 61 (Occupy Wall Street); and Tadhg O’Sullivan’s Arts Councilfunded Reframe. Featuring Dublin premieres of both January Hymn and 45, the programme is a timely exploration of the variety of ways we come into contact with boundaries and how they irrevocably shape our everyday lives.
which feature her most famous creation, the murderous, sexually ambiguous Tom Ripley. We start with Plein Soleil (14.00), René Clément's film of The Talented Mr. Ripley starring the icily beautiful Alain Delon (seen again this month in the IFI French Film Festival screening of Le Cercle Rouge on 21st), followed by The American Friend (16.15), Wim Wenders' distinctive and imaginative take on the novel Ripley's Game, with Dennis Hopper in the role. Two very different films, each with unique interpretations of a recurring character. Please see www.ifi.ie/cafebar for details of various ticket prices for the films and brunch. 19
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HAND GESTURES
NOV 24TH – 26TH DIRECTOR:
Francesco Clerici
FILM INFO:
77 mins, Italy, 2014, Digital Notes by David O’Mahony
In a foundry in Milan, a bronze sculpture is created. Francesco Clerici’s transfixing film shadows the craftsmen as they shape, knead, model, mix, repair, sand and polish, the final form of the piece tantalisingly coming into focus in what feels like real time. The technique they use is known as lost-wax casting, and it dates to prehistory – Clerici acknowledges the longevity of the tradition by interspersing archival footage of a similar casting, filmed at the same Milanese foundry decades ago.
70MM SCREENING LE MANS
Harry Kleiner
FILM INFO:
103 mins, 1971, U.S.A., 70mm
Tickets: €12
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DIRECTOR Q&A We’re delighted to welcome Francesco Clerici to the IFI on November 24th for a Q&A following the 18.30 screening.
ambiguous relationship with his dead friend’s widow.
NOV 30TH (18.30) DIRECTOR:
We have grown accustomed to documentaries that tell us what to think and feel, but Clerici wisely eschews voiceover or other such descriptive devices, favouring an observational approach that draws the viewer into the world of the sculptors; watching Hand Gestures, one feels as though we are participating in the creation of a work of art.
Steve McQueen plays a champion car racer haunted by the death of a friend in an accident he might have inadvertently caused. Gearing up for the Le Mans 24-hour endurance challenge, the toughest racing event in the world, he enters into an
A passion project for McQueen, himself an accomplished driver, Le Mans straddles the divide between fiction and documentary in its breathtakingly realised, thrillingly kinetic car racing sequences that demand to be experienced in glorious 70mm. This 70mm screening is dedicated to the memory of former IFI projectionist Brian Guckian, one of the format’s great champions.
The best of French cinema, masterclasses & special guests
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The Corn Exchange in partnership with Ulster Bank present
12th November 5th December 2015 Project Arts Centre
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ANNIE RYAN
THROUGH A GLASS DARKLY BY INGMAR BERGMAN
There will be a post-show discussion following the performance on 24th November, with actor and filmmaker Mark O’Halloran in discussion with director Annie Ryan, about Bergman and his work. Book now at www.projectartscentre.ie
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