IFI March 2010

IFI March Programme 2010

MARCH 2010 THE GIRL WITH THEDRAGON TATTOO

1 EXHIBITPRESERVEEDUCATE 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 Irish Film Archive, and encourage engagement with film through its various educational programmes. THE IRISHFILM INSTITUTE All of our brand new menus are now up and running, with new options for lunch and dinner, alongside our all-new Sunday brunch and tapas menus. So whether you’re looking for a full meal, a quick bite before or after a film, or a lazy Sunday afternoon, the IFI is the place to be. Whet your appetite and see what’s on offer on pages 19 and 20. The IFI is always delighted to present the finest in new Irish filmmaking, and in March we will be continuing this initiative with Ivan Kavanagh’s new feature, The Fading Light (see page 8). The director and cast will participate in a panel discussion on Saturday March 13th at 4pm. The event is free but ticketed. Earlier in the day, we will present Ivan’s previous feature Our Wonderful Home at 2.30pm. We’ll also be offering audiences the opportunity to see the three Oscar-nominated Irish films with a special screening on March 3rd at 6.30pm (see page 16 for details). We’ll be continuing our recent screenings for third level students, offering a discounted €5 ticket at a special screening of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo on March 22nd (8.00). Tickets are available in person at the IFI Box Office on presentation of a valid student card. In conjunction with the National Film School at IADT, this month we are presenting four classic Hollywood films that are essential viewing for any film fan. Each film will receive a special introduction, explaining its place in the canon of Hollywood classics, and why it has earned a must-see status. See page 14 for details. STUDENTS IRISH FILMCAFÉ BAR CLASSICS

2 DIRECTOR’S NOTE FEBRUARYAT THE IFI We wouldn’t be able to offer such a rich and diverse programme without you, the audience and, as we face into a year of significantly reduced public funding, the continued support of our audience and membership is of critical importance to us. The IFI Membership offers a great chance to both support the IFI and see films for less! For those of you who aren’t already members, please do check out the huge range of benefits it offers, and to those of you who are – thank you! Sarah Glennie Director Welcome to the IFI’s March programme and the return of anime to the IFI! DIRECTOR’S NOTE After last year’s sell-out event we are delighted to be working with the Japanese Embassy to bring back the IFI Anime Weekend with a bigger programme of six screenings, two workshops and number of talks and discussions. With three Irish premieres, the weekend promises to captivate anime experts and novices alike. Oscar season is upon us and we are celebrating the nomination of three Irish films with a special screening on March 3rd of The Secret of Kells, The Door and Granny O’Grimm’s Sleeping Beauty, giving you a chance to see the films yourself before the big night, as well as the three Oscar contenders amongst our new releases, A Single Man, Crazy Heart and The Last Station. As ever we have the best of new cinema from around the world amongst our new releases. The much-anticipated Swedish thriller The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, and stand-out Argentinean prison-drama Lion’s Den, both open during the month. The work of rising Irish talent, cinematographer Robbie Ryan (Fish Tank, Red Road), can be seen in The Scouting Book for Boys which brings together some of the UK’s most exciting new talents with actor Thomas Turgoose (This is England) and Skins writer Jack Thorne. One of my personal highlights from Cannes, No One Knows About Persian Cats gives an extraordinarily compelling and moving portrait of youth and creativity in Tehran. Unexpected and illuminating, I would strongly recommend it. Horror fans have a treat with a special premiere on March 2nd of 2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams, the follow up to 2001 Maniacs. The director, Tim Sullivan, and actresses Christa Campbell (2001 Maniacs and Lonely Hearts) and Kathryn Le (Valentine’s Day) will all be attending the screening. We also have a rare opportunity to see Ariane Mnouchkine’s 1978 four-hour masterpiece about the life of the prodigious and universal author, Molière, on March 21st. MARCHAT THE IFI Granny O’Grimm’s Sleeping Beauty (Mar 3rd, 6.30) 2

3 MARCH 2010 DATESCREENINGTIME 1ST MON ARCHIVE AT LUNCHTIME: HAIL GLORIOUS ST. PATRICK MICMACS CRAZY HEART THE LAST STATION A SINGLE MAN ESSENTIAL CINEMA: THE ROARING TWENTIES THE HEADLESS WOMAN 1.10 2.00, 4.15, 8.45 2.00, 4.15, 8.40 2.00, 4.30, 8.40 6.30 6.30 6.50 2ND TUES MICMACS A SINGLE MAN THE LAST STATION CRAZY HEART 2001 MANIACS: FIELD OF SCREAMS ART THROUGH A LENS: THE BATTLE OF ORGREAVE THE HEADLESS WOMAN 2.00, 4.15, 8.45 2.00, 6.40 2.00, 4.30 4.20, 8.40 6.30 6.30 9.00 3RD WED ARCHIVE AT LUNCHTIME: IRELAND IN SPRING MICMACS A SINGLE MAN THE LAST STATION CRAZY HEART IRELAND AT THE OSCARS THE HEADLESS WOMAN 1.10 2.00, 4.15, 8.45 2.00, 6.40 2.00, 4.30, 8.40 4.20, 8.40 6.30 6.50 4TH THURS MICMACS A SINGLE MAN THE LAST STATION CRAZY HEART THE HEADLESS WOMAN 2.00, 4.15, 8.45 2.00, 6.40 2.00, 4.30, 8.40 4.00, 6.20, 8.40 6.50 5TH FRI THE LAST STATION MICMACS A SINGLE MAN CRAZY HEART THE FATHER OF MY CHILDREN* 1.40, 6.20 2.00, 4.15, 8.45 2.00, 6.40 4.00, 6.20, 8.40 4.00, 8.40 6TH SAT THE LAST STATION MICMACS A SINGLE MAN CRAZY HEART THE FATHER OF MY CHILDREN* 1.40, 6.20 2.00, 4.15, 8.45 2.00, 6.40 4.00, 6.20, 8.40 4.00, 8.40 7TH SUN THE LAST STATION MICMACS A SINGLE MAN CRAZY HEART THE FATHER OF MY CHILDREN* 1.40, 6.20 2.00, 4.15, 8.45 2.00, 6.40 4.00, 6.20, 8.40 4.00, 8.40 8TH MON ARCHIVE AT LUNCHTIME: IRELAND IN SPRING THE LAST STATION MICMACS A SINGLE MAN CRAZY HEART THE FATHER OF MY CHILDREN* ESSENTIAL CINEMA: OUT OF THE PAST 1.10 1.40, 6.20 2.00, 4.15, 8.45 2.00, 6.40 4.00, 8.40 4.00, 8.40 6.30 9TH TUES THE LAST STATION MICMACS A SINGLE MAN CRAZY HEART THE FATHER OF MY CHILDREN* 1.40, 6.20 2.00, 4.15, 8.45 2.00, 6.40 4.00, 6.20, 8.40 4.00, 8.40 10TH WED ARCHIVE AT LUNCHTIME: HAIL GLORIOUS ST. PATRICK MICMACS A SINGLE MAN CRAZY HEART THE LAST STATION THE FATHER OF MY CHILDREN* 1.10 2.00, 4.15, 8.45 2.00, 6.40 4.00, 6.20, 8.40 6.20 8.40 DATESCREENINGTIME 11THTHURS MICMACS A SINGLE MAN CRAZY HEART THE FATHER OF MY CHILDREN* THE LAST STATION STRANGER THAN FICTION: THE WHITE STRIPES UNDER GREAT WHITE NORTHERN LIGHTS 2.00, 4.15, 8.45 2.30, 6.20 4.00, 8.40 4.00, 8.40 6.20 6.45 12TH FRI THE FATHER OF MY CHILDREN* THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO MICMACS THE FADING LIGHT 1.15, 5.00, 8.45 2.00, 5.00, 8.00 2.00, 4.15, 6.30, 8.45 3.30, 7.15 13THSAT THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO MICMACS OUR WONDERFUL HOME CONVERSATION WITH IVAN KAVANAGH & CAST THE FADING LIGHT THE FATHER OF MY CHILDREN* 2.00, 5.00, 8.00 2.00, 4.15, 6.30, 8.45 2.30 4.00 5.30 8.45 14THSUN IFI FAMILY: FLIGHT OF THE DOVES THE FATHER OF MY CHILDREN* THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO MICMACS THE FADING LIGHT 11.00 1.15, 5.00, 8.45 2.00, 5.00, 8.00 2.00, 4.15, 6.30, 8.45 3.30, 7.15 15THMON ARCHIVE AT LUNCHTIME: HAIL GLORIOUS ST. PATRICK THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO MICMACS THE FADING LIGHT THE FATHER OF MY CHILDREN* ESSENTIAL CINEMA: BONNIE AND CLYDE 1.10 2.00, 5.00, 8.00 2.00, 4.15, 8.45 3.30, 7.15 5.00, 8.45 6.30 16THTUES THE FATHER OF MY CHILDREN* THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO MICMACS THE FADING LIGHT 1.15, 5.00, 8.45 2.00, 5.00, 8.00 2.00, 4.15, 6.30, 8.45 3.30, 7.15 17THWED ARCHIVE AT LUNCHTIME: IRELAND IN SPRING THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO MICMACS THE FADING LIGHT THE FATHER OF MY CHILDREN* 1.10 2.00, 5.00, 8.00 2.00, 4.15, 6.30, 8.45 3.30, 7.15 5.00, 8.45 18THTHURS THE FATHER OF MY CHILDREN* THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO MICMACS THE FADING LIGHT 1.15, 5.00, 8.45 2.00, 5.00, 8.00 2.00, 4.15, 6.30, 8.45 3.30, 7.15 19THFRI THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO THE SCOUTING BOOK FOR BOYS THE FATHER OF MY CHILDREN* MICMACS 2.00, 5.00, 8.00 2.30, 4.45, 6.45, 9.00 2.30, 6.45 4.30, 8.45 20THSAT THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO EVANGELION 1.11 THE SCOUTING BOOK FOR BOYS 5 CENTIMETRES PER SECOND + PANEL EVANGELION 2.0 MICMACS THE FATHER OF MY CHILDREN* 1.00, 4.00, 8.00 1.00 2.40, 4.40, 6.40, 9.00 3.00 5.15 7.00 8.40 21STSUN THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO THE GIRL WHO LEAPT THROUGH TIME MOLIÈRE GUNDAM UNICORN & BLOOD: THE LAST VAMPIRE (DOUBLE BILL) SUMMER WARS MICMACS THE SCOUTING BOOK FOR BOYS THE FATHER OF MY CHILDREN* 1.00, 4.00, 8.00 1.00 2.00 3.00 5.15 7.00 7.00, 9.00 9.00

PROGRAMME NEW RELEASES THE HEADLESS WOMAN A SINGLE MAN CRAZY HEART THE LAST STATION MICMACS THE FATHER OF MY CHILDREN THE FADING LIGHT THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO THE SCOUTING BOOK FOR BOYS NO ONE KNOWS ABOUT PERSIAN CATS LION’S DEN LOURDES SPECIAL EVENTS IFI ANIME WEEKEND ESSENTIAL CINEMA EVENING COURSE:ART THROUGH A LENS IRELAND AT THE OSCARS® REGULAR IFI EVENTS IRELAND ON SUNDAY WILD STRAWBERRIES STRANGER THAN FICTION ARCHIVE AT LUNCHTIME IFI FAMILY 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 10 10 11-13 14 16 16 15 15 16 17 17 DATESCREENINGTIME 22ND MON ARCHIVE AT LUNCHTIME: IRELAND IN SPRING THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO MICMACS THE SCOUTING BOOK FOR BOYS THE FATHER OF MY CHILDREN* ESSENTIAL CINEMA: THE SEARCHERS 1.10 2.00, 5.00, 8.00 2.15 2.20, 4.30, 6.40, 9.00 4.20, 8.40 6.30 23RDTUES THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO THE SCOUTING BOOK FOR BOYS MICMACS THE FATHER OF MY CHILDREN* 2.00, 5.00, 8.00 2.20, 4.45, 6.40, 9.00 2.30, 6.45 4.20, 8.40 24THWED WILD STRAWBERRIES: THE TAKING OF PELHAM ONE TWO THREE ARCHIVE AT LUNCHTIME: HAIL GLORIOUS ST. PATRICK THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO MICMACS THE FATHER OF MY CHILDREN* THE SCOUTING BOOK FOR BOYS 11.00 1.10 2.00, 5.00, 8.00 2.30, 6.45 8.40 4.45, 6.40, 9.00 25THTHURS THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO THE SCOUTING BOOK FOR BOYS MICMACS THE FATHER OF MY CHILDREN* 2.00, 5.00, 8.00 2.20, 4.45, 6.40, 9.00 2.30, 6.45 4.20, 8.40 26TH FRI WILD STRAWBERRIES: THE TAKING OF PELHAM ONE TWO THREE LION’S DEN (LEONERA) LOURDES NO ONE KNOWS ABOUT PERSIAN CATS THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO THE SCOUTING BOOK FOR BOYS 11.00 1.00, 5.00, 8.40 1.20, 6.10, 9.00 2.20, 4.30, 6.40 3.10, 8.00 3.10, 7.10 27THSAT ARCHIVE AT LUNCHTIME: HAIL GLORIOUS ST. PATRICK + IRELAND IN SPRING LION’S DEN (LEONERA) LOURDES THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO THE SCOUTING BOOK FOR BOYS NO ONE KNOWS ABOUT PERSIAN CATS 1.10 1.00, 5.00, 8.40 1.20, 6.10, 9.00 3.10, 8.00 3.10, 7.10 4.30, 6.40 28THSUN IRELAND ON SUNDAY: THE REMARKABLE PRODUCTIONS OF ANDREW LEGGE LOURDES LION’S DEN (LEONERA) THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO THE SCOUTING BOOK FOR BOYS NO ONE KNOWS ABOUT PERSIAN CATS 1.00 1.20, 6.10, 9.00 2.10, 5.00, 8.40 3.10, 8.00 3.10, 7.10 4.30, 6.40 29THMON LION’S DEN (LEONERA) LOURDES NO ONE KNOWS ABOUT PERSIAN CATS THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO THE SCOUTING BOOK FOR BOYS 1.00, 5.00, 8.40 1.20, 6.10, 9.00 2.20, 4.30, 6.40 3.10, 8.00 3.10, 7.10 30THTUES LION’S DEN (LEONERA) LOURDES NO ONE KNOWS ABOUT PERSIAN CATS THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO THE SCOUTING BOOK FOR BOYS 1.00, 5.00, 8.40 1.20, 6.10, 9.00 2.20, 4.30, 6.40 3.10, 8.00 3.10, 7.10 31STWED LION’S DEN (LEONERA) LOURDES NO ONE KNOWS ABOUT PERSIAN CATS THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO THE SCOUTING BOOK FOR BOYS 1.00, 5.00, 8.40 1.20, 6.10, 9.00 2.20, 4.30, 6.40 3.10, 8.00 3.10, 7.10 4 * Includes Irish Short

5 MARCH 2010NEW RELEASES (LA MUJER SIN CABEZA) FILM INFO: 87 minutes, Argentina- France-Italy-Spain, 2008, Subtitled, Colour, Anamorphic Digital Notes by Trevor Johnston MAR 1ST-4THArgentine writer-director Lucrecia Martel, long regarded among the most promising new voices in world cinema, takes a significant step forward with this exquisitely rendered cinematic puzzle. Produced by Pedro Almodóvar, it’s the mesmerising portrait of a bottle-blonde woman of a certain age who can’t quite put herself back together again after she runs over something – maybe someone? – on the drive home. She’s not exactly clear on who or what she hit, yet ever since the incident she can’t really be sure of anything. Martel trusts the audience to pay attention to the telling micro-details painstakingly revealed in the course of events, but she rewards us with a brilliantly unsettling vision of disconnected lives in a country where class divisions and a dark political history lurk just behind the everyday. Justified comparisons with Hitchcock’s Vertigo and Antonioni’s L’avventura give some idea of her accomplishment. FILM INFO: 100 minutes, U.S.A., 2009, Colour, Anamorphic, Dolby Digital Stereo, 35mm Notes by Trevor Johnston MAR 1ST-11THThe finest performance of Colin Firth’s career illuminates this affecting adaptation of Christopher Isherwood’s early ’60s novel about an English professor adrift in Los Angeles after the loss of his long-time male companion. The name of writer-director Tom Ford, perhaps new to cineastes, will be familiar to dedicated followers of haute couture. He makes an impressive transition from catwalk to silver screen with this story about a man determined to maintain a fastidiously elegant appearance while underneath his heart is in tatters. Although Ford’s eye for the era’s Southern California cool-school design cossets Firth’s personal crisis amid a milieu of truly swoonsome allure, the performers remain the centre of attention. Julianne Moore’s boozy confidante offers a touching vignette of self-deception, but it’s Firth’s uncanny rendering of George Falconer’s sardonic wit and quintessential English reserve as he wonders how to persevere in a world without love which makes this chic, sincere film compellingly truthful as well. A SINGLE MAN THE HEADLESS WOMAN

6 FILM INFO: 112 minutes, Germany-Russia- U.K., 2009, Colour, Digital Notes by Trevor Johnston MAR 1ST-11THA stellar cast and genuinely fascinating subject matter make this fictionalised account of the final days of the great Russian writer Leo Tolstoy an engrossing watch. Since the year is 1910, it’s almost surprising to see the great man (a suitably imposing Christopher Plummer) treated as a multi-media celebrity, yet reporters and newsreel cameramen dog his steps, covering the ongoing dispute between Sofya (Helen Mirren), his wife of some 46 years, and the Tolstoyan political movement that’s contesting the valuable publishing rights for War and Peace. Each side seeks to use Tolstoy’s new secretary (James McAvoy) to discover what the old man’s really thinking, yet the elderly author is just as interested in this earnest young man’s romantic misadventures. The ensuing ructions are as much farce as tragedy, as the seasoned performers relish the theatricality of the occasion, while the film engagingly illustrates the fine line between heartfelt passion and sheer bloody-mindedness. THE LASTSTATION FILM INFO: 112 minutes, U.S.A., 2009, Colour, Digital Notes by Peter Walsh MAR 1ST-11THA wonderful performance from the now 60-year-old Jeff Bridges is the main attraction of this affecting portrait of an ageing country musician whose career is on the skids. Adapted from Thomas Cobb’s novel by first-time director Scott Cooper, Crazy Heart looks as though it might have been conceived as a worthy vehicle for Bridges’ considerable talents. He plays ‘Bad’ Blake, a washed-up singer-songwriter who just about keeps his act together to perform in dismal bars across the American southwest. Decades of alcohol abuse and four marriages have taken their toll, but Blake prides himself on never having missed a gig, even if he sometimes has to leave the stage to be sick. He’s on a familiar course to self-destruction, but can he find redemption in the arms of a journalist and single mom (a radiant Maggie Gyllenhaal) who falls for him? Happily, the film eschews a sentimental ending in favour of a more realistic depiction of a mature man struggling with his demons. CRAZY HEART

7 MARCH 2010NEW RELEASES (LE PÈRE DE MES ENFANTS) FILM INFO: 110 minutes, Germany-France, 2009, Subtitled, Colour, Digital Notes by Trevor Johnston MAR 5TH-25THWhat starts as a tribute to a hero of the European art film becomes an affecting meditation on the pursuit of happiness in this hauntingly beautiful offering from writer- director Mia Hansen-Løve. Although the character’s called Grégoire, the shamblingly charismatic Louis-Do de Lencquesaing plays an unfailingly enthused, financially doomed producer obviously modelled on the late Humbert Balsan. For a while, we’re hooked by the film’s brutally honest depiction of the sharp end of independent cinema, but as worries begin to weigh more heavily, the focus shifts to the long-suffering wife (Alice Gautier) who’s obviously wondering, like us, whether this masculine rage to build a legacy is actually depriving her and her kids of much of a life in the meantime. Hansen-Løve’s methods are subtle, but her sun-dappled visuals and seemingly low- key storytelling combine with the wholly believable performances to work their way under our skin, leaving us moved and perhaps reflecting on the balance in our own lives. French Film Club screening Mar 23rd (8.40). See www.ifi.ie. THE FATHER OFMY CHILDREN (MICMACS À TIRE-LARIGOT) FILM INFO: 105 minutes, France, 2009, Subtitled, Colour, Anamorphic, Dolby Digital Stereo, 35mm Notes by Peter Walsh MAR 1ST-25THAmélie director Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s new film combines his patented whimsy and visual inventiveness with a satirical treatment of the international arms trade. Comedian Dany Boon (a megastar following the phenomenon that was Bienvenue chez les Ch’tis/Welcome to the Sticks) plays Bazil, a video shop clerk who gets a non- fatal bullet in his brain during a drive-by shooting. Taken in by the Micmacs, seven misfits living in a secret lair under a rubbish dump, he discovers that one of two rival Parisian arms dealers manufactured the bullet that hit him. Bazil plans revenge and is aided and abetted by his incredibly resourceful new friends. Although some commentators have claimed that the subject of arms trading grounds the film in contemporary reality, Micmacs, like Jeunet’s earlier films (Delicatessen, The City of Lost Children) is a fable that looks and sounds like a live action cartoon. It’s surely no accident that Jeunet himself has cited Disney’s Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs as a major influence. MICMACS IFI IRISH SHORTSThis screening includes Jamie Hannigan’s IFB-funded animation The Boy With the Ever Open Jaw, a tale of a boy who gains wisdom as he tries to mend his broken heart. 3 minutes.

8 (MÄN SOM HATAR KVINNOR) FILM INFO: 152 minutes, Sweden- Denmark-Germany, 2009, Subtitled, Colour, Anamorphic, Dolby Digital Stereo, 35mm Notes by Nigel Floyd FROM MAR 12THFor fans of Wallander, this shockingly gruesome crime thriller plays like an epic episode of the original Swedish TV series pumped up on steroids. A surprisingly faithful adaptation of the first book in Stieg Larsson’s phenomenally successful Millennium crime novel trilogy, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo teams disgraced political journalist Mikael Blomkvist (Michael Nyqvist) with fierce, anti-social Goth girl Lisbeth Salander (Noomi Rapace). Mikael’s dogged researching skills and Lisbeth’s astonishing facility for computer hacking combine to great effect as the mismatched pair investigates the mysterious disappearance, forty years before, of an ageing industrialist’s beloved great-niece. Dark familial secrets, sadistic violence and surprising deceptions crawl out of the dark Scandinavian woodwork, like woodworms gnawing away at your soul. A little too plot-heavy, perhaps, but director Niels Arden Oplev’s skilful use of photographic and computer imagery lends the complex details a very modern look and feel. Intelligent, disturbing and compelling in equal measure. THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO FILM INFO: 71 minutes, Ireland, 2009, Colour, Digital Notes by Manus McManus MAR 12TH-18THA study of a family in crisis, Ivan Kavanagh’s fifth feature is an intense affair, by turns touching, fierce and chilling. Returning home to their widowed and dying mother, two estranged daughters become reacquainted with a house of difficult memories. Their brother, disabled and dependent, faces an uncertain future, and his predicament tests the sisters’ affection and empathy. The turmoil created by the approach of death intensifies the relationships, and an already fragmented family slides towards disintegration. There are moments of reprieve, when a straightforward kind of love seems possible; and Kavanagh’s editing offers glimpses of peace, particularly in the final stages of the mother’s agonising illness. Shot with a lucid intimacy by Kavanagh’s regular cinematographer, Colin Downey, the film also boasts brilliant performances from a cast which includes Valene Kane, Emma Eliza Regan, Bibi Larrson and Patrick O’Donnell. Presented in association with Bord Scannán na hÉireann/Irish Film Board. THE FADING LIGHT IFI IRISH SHORTSIvan Kavanagh’s earlier feature Our Wonderful Home (2008) screens at 2.30 on Saturday March 13th. Following that there will be a discussion (free but ticketed) with the director and cast at 4.00. IFI STUDENTSSpecial discounted screening for third level students on Mar 22nd, 8.00. Tickets €5.

9 MARCH 2010NEW RELEASES FROM MAR 26THThis undercover portrait of rock musicians in Tehran is both a courageous statement of artistic liberty and scintillating cinema in its own right. Stymied by delays in getting official approval for his work, Kurdish-born director Bahman Ghobadi (whose previous features Turtles Can Fly and A Time for Drunken Horses have been lauded worldwide) simply took up his camera, got on his moped and started shooting a story about an indie-pop duo trying to buy fake passports and thence realise their dream of playing in London. Trouble is, they need a permit to put on a gig to raise the cash in the first place, and since Western music’s essentially forbidden by the Islamic régime, the threat of arrest hangs over the underground community of musicians who come to their aid. There’s more fact than fiction involved as duplicity and desperation intensify in this soberingly truthful, intensely compelling film. Little wonder many of those we see have since fled Iran. (KASI AZ GORBEHAYEIRANI KHABAR NADAREH) FILM INFO: 107 minutes, Iran, 2009, Subtitled, Colour, Digital Notes by Trevor Johnston NO ONE KNOWS ABOUT PERSIAN CATS FILM INFO: 93 minutes, U.K., 2009, Colour, Digital Notes by Trevor Johnston FROM MAR 19THMore growing pains for This Is England and Somers Town star Thomas Turgoose in this vivid rites of passage tale set in an out-of-season English caravan park. His gawky teen David has been hanging out with Holliday Grainger’s Emily since they were little kids, but fear of rejection and a worry it’ll end their friendship means he can’t quite bring himself to tell her just how much he fancies her. The first feature script from Jack Thorne, who cut his teeth on TV’s youth shocker Skins, carefully orchestrates the escalating tensions when Grainger gets her first serious boyfriend and the distressed Turgoose’s every move only makes matters worse. Here’s a story which really captures the snap volatility of adolescent emotions, with Fish Tank cinematographer Robbie Ryan’s evocative work again drawing expressive impact from the naturalistic settings. The young leads barely put a foot wrong, while there’s seasoned support from Susan Lynch as a boozy white-trash mum to be reckoned with. THE SCOUTING BOOK FOR BOYS

10 FROM MAR 26THSceptical but never scornful, solemn but never over-reverent, this story of the hopeful travelling to the French pilgrimage site proves a masterclass in intriguing ambiguity. That the church authorities offered Austrian writer-director Jessica Hausner permission to film in these sensitive locations is one indication of her seriousness of intent. Perhaps the most remarkable aspect of this haunting film, however, is the way it ponders issues of faith and the miraculous while drawing on cinematic sources as diverse as Hitchcockian suspense and the sly choreographed wit of Jacques Tati. Gamine Sylvie Testud is utterly mesmerising as the Multiple Sclerosis sufferer whose life, it’s fair to say, will be changed forever by a group trip supervised by nursing volunteers from the Order of Malta. Undoubtedly alert to the essential strangeness of the Lourdes experience, Hausner’s approach also tellingly relates our essential longing for healing and change to both faithful and non-believers alike. Thought-provoking and hypnotically involving, it’s a celluloid miracle in itself. FILM INFO: 96 minutes, Austria-France- Germany, 2009, Subtitled, Colour Notes by Trevor Johnston LOURDES (LEONERA) FILM INFO: 113 minutes, Argentina-South Korea-Brazil, 2008, Subtitled, Colour, Digital Notes by Trevor Johnston FROM MAR 26THForget all those clichés about women- in-prison movies, this Argentine saga of motherhood behind bars tells a story of resilience and hope rather than repression and exploitation. Martina Gusman’s staggering central performance traces a dramatic personal journey for a dissolute young woman who wakes up in a blood- splattered Buenos Aires flat, finds herself on trial for murder, and has her son while serving time – only then does the realisation the authorities can take her child away instil in her a new sense of purpose. In a Hollywood movie, this would be odds-on Oscar material, but few American actresses would make their own pregnancy part of the storyline, or could indeed manifest the tigerish resolve required in these raw, uncompromising surroundings. Directed with an unfailing eye for emotional and visual authenticity by Gusman’s partner, leading Argentine auteur Pablo Trapero, this is a powerful statement that the worst of circumstances can succour fierce courage and deep humanity. LION’S DEN

IFI ANIMEWEEKEND 11 The IFI is delighted to present our second Anime Weekend. Japanese anime has sat at the forefront of animation for many years, engaging adults, teenagers and children from across the world, from the sights of a ruined Tokyo in Akira to the enthralling work done by Studio Ghibli, most recently in Ponyo. Anime can portray outstanding concepts that would cost a lot more to do or simply would not work well in a live film, and this weekend is out to prove it. Time- travelling schoolgirls, giant robots protecting humanity, bittersweet romance and more at the IFI Anime Weekend! We will be joined throughout the weekend by Andrew Partridge and Hugh K. David who both have extensive experience of the anime industry, and Jonathan Clements, author of Schoolgirl Milky Crises: Adventures in the Anime and Manga Trade, and co-author of the Anime Encyclopedia. IFI Anime Weekend is organised with the Embassy of Japan and the Japan Foundation. IFI Anime Weekend programmed by Andrew Partridge. Evangelion 2.0 (Mar 20th) Special package price of €47 (€42 members) for all 6 screenings. Regular admissions apply. Students/Under 16s: €5.

IFI ANIME WEEKEND Tokyo-3 still stands after most of civilization was decimated in the Second Impact. Now the city endures the ceaseless onslaught of the deadly Angels, bizarre creatures bent on eradicating the human race. To combat this strange and ruthless enemy, the government agency NERV constructs a Beginning with the lyrical image of cherry blossoms falling and told in three breathtaking chapters, 5 Centimetres Per Second follows the young dreamer Takaki through his life as young love develops into adult obligations and the consequences that come from this. The second film in the Evangelion saga sees the aftermath of Shinji’s initial forays into piloting one of several giant robots known as Evangelion. The city continues to endure the onslaught of the deadly Angels, bizarre creatures bent on eradicating the human race. To combat this strange and ruthless enemy, the government agency NERV is utilizing its fleet of towering humanoid machines, the Evas, and Shinji Ikari is called into action to pilot Eva Unit 01 once more. In this part he is joined by yet more EVA pilots to help him protect the world from the end of days. Will he be successful? What is NERV planning and who is the mysterious SEELE that is being whispered about in the shadows? There will be a Q+A session afterwards with Hugh David and Jonathan Clements, hosted by Andrew Partridge. fleet of towering humanoid machines, the Evas, and Shinji Ikari is called into action, reluctantly taking his place at the controls of Eva Unit 01. Living a life of loneliness and questioning his existence, Shinji struggles to accept responsibility for mankind’s battle for survival in this visually striking rebuild of one of the most important anime of all time. In the first of a quartet of films, Shinji will fight the Angels alongside the only person who might understand his plight, Rei Ayanami, the elusive and frail pilot of Eva Unit 00. Includes extra content not in the original theatrical version. Introduced by Hugh David. The screening will be followed by a discussion on the future of anime. Japanese animation is in a state of flux at present – business models are shifting rapidly towards new and innovative ways to get anime to the fans across the world. This is also having an impact, in a number of ways, on what content is coming out of the studios in Japan. Come along and rack the brains of a panel of experts in the field of Japanese animation from three different strands of the field: creative, marketing and licensing. Panel guests: Jonathan Clements, Hugh David and Andrew Partridge. FILM INFO: 110 minutes, 2008, Blu-ray For ages 12+ MAR 20TH (1.00) MAR 20TH (3.00) IRISH PREMIERE FILM INFO: 108 minutes, 2009, 35mm For ages 12+ MAR 20TH (5.15) EVANGELION1.11 EVANGELION2.0 5 CENTIMETRES PER SECOND AND STATE OF THE ART 12 FILM INFO: 5 Centimetres Per Second: 65 minutes, 2007 +45 minute discussion Parental guidance

IFI ANIMEWEEKEND What would you do if you could “leap” backward through time? When tomboyish 17 year old Makoto Konno gains this ability after an accident in her high school chemistry lab, she immediately sets about improving her grades and preventing personal mishaps. Before long however, she realises that FILM INFO: 98 minutes, 2007 For ages 12+ MAR 21ST (1.00) even innocuous changes can have terrible consequences. Changing the past is not as simple as it seems, and eventually Makoto will have to rely on her new powers to shape the future for herself and her friends. With an introduction by Jonathan Clements. Gundam Unicorn (2010) The year is U.C. 0096. Three years have passed since the end of the Second Neo Zeon War. It is said that the Vist Foundation manipulates both the Earth Federation and Anaheim Electronics from behind the FILM INFO: 104 minutes (total runtime) For ages 15+ MAR 21ST (3.00) scenes. Hoping to create a new world, the Foundation attempts to hand over a certain secret to the Neo Zeon remnants known as the Sleeves. This will mean the opening of Laplace’s Box, which holds a great secret tied to the origins of the Universal Century... Blood: The Last Vampire (2000) At the Yokota Air Force base in Japan, a nervous American military is on the brink of the Vietnam War. But a greater threat exists within the walls of the heavily guarded compound: Vampires. A team of top-secret undercover agents dispatches a mysterious young woman to destroy them... she is the last remaining original. Summer Wars is the captivating and spectacular new animated feature from Mamoru Hosoda, director of The Girl Who Leapt Through Time. Millions are addicted to the vast online world of Oz. Maths genius Kenji tears himself away from Oz to escort his crush Natsuki to her formidable Great IRISH PREMIERE FILM INFO: 114 minutes, 2009 For all ages Grandma’s 90th. The family gathering is not what Kenji expected and soon he finds himself acting as the brains of a kindred force out to defeat the Oz-invading, Earth- ending Love Machine virus. Described as “Ghost in the Shell for the Facebook generation” and critically acclaimed at film festivals across the world including Locarno, Sitges and Berlin, the latest work from Mamoru Hosoda (director of One Piece Movie 6) is not one to be missed! Following the film there will be a discussion with Jonathan Clements. MAR 21ST (5.15) GUNDAM UNICORN & BLOOD: THE LAST VAMPIRE THE GIRL WHO LEAPT THROUGH TIME 13 SUMMER WARS Gundam Unicorn

14 ESSENTIAL CINEMA For the month of March, in conjunction with the National Film School at IADT, we are showing four classic Hollywood films that are essential viewing for any film fan. Tom Kennedy of IADT will introduce the films, providing a brief background and location for each within the canon of Hollywood classics. Special ticket price of €30 (€26 members) for all four screenings. Regular admission prices apply for individual screenings. Gripping gangster starring James Cagney and featuring familiar elements of Prohibition, the Great Depression, the Jazz age and saloon bar life. Cagney is the post-war protagonist who is lured into corrupt ways and becomes the magnetic gangland leader, with Humphrey Bogart as his sidekick. Screenwriter Mark Hellinger drew on his experiences as a New York news reporter during the roaring ‘20s for this superb melodrama. FILM INFO: Director: Raoul Walsh, 104 minutes, U.S.A., 1939 THE ROARING TWENTIES MAR 1ST (6.30) Film noir starring Robert Mitchum as Jeff Bailey, the world-weary former detective who escapes to small town Bridgeport to start a new life. But his past, in true noir fashion, won’t let him go, and is revealed in flashback. Kirk Douglas, playing Whit Stirling, turns up to pay back Bailey for his affair with his girlfriend. The shadows and dimly-lit rooms associated with noir make up this wonderfully atmospheric drama from the director of Cat People. FILM INFO: Director: Jacques Tourneur, 97 minutes, U.S.A., 1947 OUT OF THE PAST (AKA BUILD MY GALLOWS HIGH) MAR 8TH (6.30) In one of the many films he made with John Ford, John Wayne doesn’t fail as Ethan Edwards, a Civil War veteran who sets out to find his niece, kidnapped by Chief Scar of the Comanche during a raid on his family home. Determined to get her back and to wreak revenge on any Comanche that gets in his way, Edwards’ search becomes an obsession particularly when the young woman (an almost silent Natalie Wood) he finds has assimilated within the tribe. FILM INFO: Director: John Ford, 119 minutes, U.S.A., 1956 THE SEARCHERS MAR 22ND (6.30) They’re young. They’re in love. They rob banks. Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway are the archetypal lovers on the run who blaze a violent trail across Depression-era America. Based on a true story, this action-packed crime drama broke new ground in cinema terms for its truthful depiction of violence and its real impact. In this film, which is heartbreaking, funny, cruel and tender in places, Arthur Penn blends entertainment with scenes of brutality previously unseen in cinema. Bonnie and Clyde remains a groundbreaking piece of Hollywood cinema. FILM INFO: Director: Arthur Penn, 112 minutes, U.S.A., 1967 BONNIE AND CLYDE MAR 15TH (6.30)

15 IRELAND ON SUNDAY WILD STRAWBERRIES STRANGER THAN FICTION ART THROUGH A LENS IRELAND AT THE OSCARS REGULAR EVENTS REGULAR EVENTS Ireland on Sunday, our monthly showcase for new Irish film. Perhaps the most distinctive feature of Andrew Legge’s work to date is his uncanny ability to recreate the texture and the aesthetic of silent and early sound film, DIRECTOR: Andrew Legge FILM INFO: The Unusual Inventions of Henry Cavendish: 15 minutes, 2005, Black and White The Chronoscope: 20 minutes, 2009, Black and White MAR 28TH (1.00) often to great comedic effect. This programme of his work will include: The Unusual Inventions of Henry Cavendish, a tale of a young inventor and his time machine which seamlessly combines scenes of Dublin shot in 1897 with new material shot on a clockwork 16mm Russian “Krasnogorsk” camera. The Chronoscope, a story of a female inventor who is kidnapped by the Third Reich after she invents a camera with the power to see into the past. Fresh from a stint at the Cannes Film Festival’s Cinefondation Residence, Andrew Legge will join us for a post-screening Q&A. THE REMARKABLE PRODUCTIONS OF ANDREW LEGGE Wild Strawberries, our bimonthly film club for the over 55s. Despite having John Travolta and Denzel Washington in the leading roles, the 2009 remake of the subway hijack drama hadn’t a patch on this, the 1974 original, starring DIRECTOR: Joseph Sargent FILM INFO: 104 minutes, U.S.A., 1974 Walter Matthau and Robert Shaw. New York’s police department and transport systems are seen in all their gritty and pressurised glory as the police try to buy time with the colour-codenamed gangsters who are holding the subway train and passengers to ransom. How can they possibly escape? Tension mounts in this thrilling film that lets you get to know the characters both above and below ground as the minutes tick by. €4 including complementary tea/coffee before the film. Please note: tickets for April’s film will be available on Wild Strawberries days in March. MAR 24TH & 26TH (11.00) THE TAKING OF PELHAM ONE TWO THREE The Chronoscope

16 We’re delighted to present the Irish premiere of The White Stripes Under Great White Northern Lights. In the summer of 2007 The White Stripes set out on an unusual tour; visiting every province and territory in Canada culminating with their 10th anniversary show in Nova Scotia, IRISH PREMIERE DIRECTOR: Emmett Malloy FILM INFO: 93 minutes, U.S.A., 2009, Digital “from the ocean to the permafrost”, as Jack White put it. This beautifully shot film follows them on that journey as they play advertised concerts as well as impromptu side-show gigs in venues as diverse as buses and bowling alleys. Promo director Emmett Malloy captures not only the band’s incredible performances but many intimate, candid moments between Jack and Meg, providing the audience with new insights and a greater appreciation of this remarkable band. MAR 11TH (6.45) THE WHITE STRIPES UNDER GREAT NORTHERN LIGHTS Run in conjunction with NCAD, this session focuses on contemporary artists whose work is directly informed by different genres of filmmaking such as documentary and music video. Turner-prize winning artist Jeremy Deller’s seminal work, The Battle of Orgreave (2001), was a re-enactment of IRISH PREMIERE FILM INFO: Mike Figgis’ film of Jeremy Deller’s The Battle of Orgreave one of the most violent confrontations of the 1984/85 miners’ strike. The event was documented by acclaimed filmmaker Mike Figgis, and the resulting film, screened on Channel 4, is a central element of the overall project which used the two worlds of historical re-enactment and documentary to highlight the cultural significance of the last battle fought on British soil. Tickets for individual screenings are available from the IFI Box Office. Art Through A Lens Artists’ Day Please note this is now scheduled for 8th May. See www.ifi.ie for further information. MAR 2ND (6.30) Join us for a last chance to view Ireland’s three Oscar-nominated films before the Academy Awards® Ceremony on Sunday March 7th. FILM INFO: The Secret of Kells: 75 mins, Ireland, 2009, Colour The Door: 17 mins, Ireland, 2008, Colour Granny O’Grimm’s Sleeping Beauty: 6 mins, Ireland, 2008, Colour The Secret of Kells In this magical feature-length animation, 12-year-old Brendan fights Vikings and a serpent god to find a crystal and complete the legendary book of Kells. Nominated for Best Animated Feature Film. The Door This powerful short film, set in Chernobyl in 1986, is a universal tale of life, loss and death. Nominated for Best Short Film (Live Action). Granny O’Grimm’s Sleeping Beauty Granny O’Grimm tells her version of Sleeping Beauty to her terrified granddaughter. Nominated for Best Short Film (Animated). MAR 3RD (6.30) IRELANDAT THE OSCARS® ART THROUGH A LENS: THE BATTLEOF ORGREAVE The Secret of Kells, ©Cartoon Saloon/BVI Ireland

17 © Disney This new series of free lunchtime screenings of films from the IFI Irish Film Archive allows audiences to explore the remarkable collections of shorter films. All programmes are free and under a half hour in length making this a perfect way to spend your lunch hour. This month’s timely programme celebrates the feast of St. Patrick and the beginning of spring. HAIL GLORIOUS ST. PATRICK This film documents activities during the Patrician Year in Ireland with parades, masses and exhibitions and the visit of Papal Legate, Cardinal Gregoire Pierre Agagianian to Dublin city and suburbs (Whitehall and Ringsend), Cork and Thurles. Produced by the National Film Institute. FILM INFO: 25 minutes, 1961, Colour Our monthly screening, bringing you and your young film fans some of the best family films from around the world. FLIGHT OF THE DOVES MAR 14TH (11.00) This month’s family screening, in celebration of St. Patrick’s Festival, is Flight of the Doves, a lively adaptation of Walter Macken’s novel. In this heartwarming, funny, often suspenseful story, two runaway children, Finn Dove (Jack Wilde) and Derval Dove (Helen Raye), flee from a cruel British stepfather to their Irish grandmother in Galway. They encounter a host of evil characters along the way (many of them played by Ron Moody) and have some fun at a St. Patrick’s Day Parade where they join a cosmopolitan group of marchers to sing You Don’t Have to be Irish to be Irish. The film’s most memorable musical number however must be the haunting Far Off Place sung by Sheila, a peasant girl, played by a young Dana Rosemary Scallon, fresh from her Eurovision success. DIRECTOR: Ralph Nelson FILM INFO: 105 minutes, U.K., 1971, Colour IRELAND IN SPRING An Tóstal, an annual nationwide celebration of Irish culture in the 1950s, was designed to attract tourists into the country in the spring. This colourful film shows a Tóstal parade in Dublin, the pageant of St. Patrick in Croke Park, and a range of sporting and musical events throughout the country. Directed by Colm O Laoghaire. FILM INFO: 27 minutes, 1957, Colour See programme calendar for screening times. Hail Glorious St. Patrick

CURATED BY DÓNAL LUNNY AND FEATURING CÓR CÚL AODH AND CÓR TAOBH A’ LEITHÉID A Celebration of Irish Voices 17th March 2010, 8pm Tickets: €18-€35 www.nch.ie www.stpatricksfestival.ie A colourful and uplifting Irish traditional music experience and an unforgettable night of music and song. at The National Concert Hall

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20 IFI IRISH SHORTS This screening includes Andrew Kavanagh’s IFB- funded animation, Hasan Everywhere, about a friendship between an Israeli writer and a Palestinian artist exiled in New York. 6 minutes. IFI IRISH SHORTS This screening includes Andrew Kavanagh’s IFB- funded animation, Hasan Everywhere, about a friendship between an Israeli writer and a Palestinian artist exiled in New York. 6 minutes. IFI IRISH SHORTS This screening includes Andrew Kavanagh’s IFB- funded animation, Hasan Everywhere, about a friendship between an Israeli writer and a Palestinian artist exiled in New York. 6 minutes. IFI IRISH SHORTS This screening includes Andrew Kavanagh’s IFB- funded animation, Hasan Everywhere, about a friendship between an Israeli writer and a Palestinian artist exiled in New York. 6 minutes. SUNDAY BRUNCH Fresh Fruit, Probiotic Yoghurt, Granola Sunday Grill Fried Egg, Sausages, Bacon, Tomato, Mushrooms, Black Pudding & Homemade Chips Eggs Florentine Poached Eggs, Spinach, Toasted Ciabatta & Homemade Chips Smoked Salmon Eggs Benedict Poached Eggs, Smoked Salmon, Toasted Ciabatta, Hollandaise Sauce & Homemade Chips Vegetarian Breakfast Mushrooms, Caramelised Onion, Spinach, Roast Tomato, Homemade Chips, Scrambled or Poached Eggs with Brown Bread Traditional Greek Salad Omelette A choice of 3 fillings (Ham, Mushrooms, Onion, Bacon, Tomato, Olives, Peppers, Chicken) topped with Cheddar Cheese and served with Side Salad & Garlic Dip Nutty Vegetarian Burger Served with Side Salad or Homemade Chips Lime-breaded Haddock Served with Pea Purée, Lime & Chive Dip and with Homemade Chips or Side Salad Roast Beef Roll Served with Homemade Chips Cajun Chicken Breast Served on a bed of Spinach & Mash Pancake topped with Maple Syrup or filled with Fresh Fruit PRICE 3.95 8.50 8.50 9.95 9.50 8.95 9.95 8.50 9.95 8.50 9.95 3.50 3.95 LUNCH & DINNER Soup of the Day Served with Homemade Brown Bread Bijou Chicken Wings Served with Louisiana Sauce, Blue Cheese Dressing & Celery Sticks A selection of Panini and gourmet sandwiches (available 12pm-6pm) IFI Burger (100% Organic Irish Beef) Chef’s Sauce Cheese Cheese & Onion Blue Cheese, Bacon & Tomato Relish Guacamole, Melted Cheddar, Crispy Pancetta & Tomato Relish BLT (Bacon, Lettuce & Tomato) All Served with Homemade Chips Chicken Burger (Free Range Irish Chicken) Breast of Chicken marinated in Soya, Honey, Ginger & Guinness topped with: Roasted Peppers, Chilli Relish & Melted Cheddar Melted Cheddar, Pancetta & Tomato Relish Cajun Chicken Breast topped with Guacamole & Tomato Relish Nutty Vegetarian Burger Served with Side Salad or Homemade Chips Vegetable Falafel Pitta Served with Aioli Dip & Side Salad Homemade Lasagne Served with Garlic Bread Beef & Guinness Stew Topped with Mashed Potato Roast of the Day Roll Served with Homemade Chips PRICE 4.25 6.95 8.15 8.35 9.15 9.90 9.35 9.35 7.95 8.95 8.75 8.50 7.95 8.25 9.95 8.95 Penne Pasta Served with Smoked & Fresh Salmon in a Cream & White Wine Sauce Penne Pasta Served with Mediterranean Roasted Vegetables & Pesto Traditional Greek Salad Cajun Chicken Caesar Salad Grilled Goat’s Cheese 6.95 6.95 6.95 6.95 6.95 9.95 8.95 9.95 9.95 9.95 Build points on your FREE IFI Loyalty Card each time you spend at the IFI Café Bar, while IFI members get double points and a 10% discount*. Ask at the Box Office for details or apply online at www.ifi.ie *Terms and conditions apply. IFI MEMBERSHIP & LOYALTY MEDIUMLARGE

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