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BIFS 2019 Films
The 2019 British & Irish Film Season (BIFS) will take place from 13 - 22 September 2019.
British & Irish Film Season 2019 Presents:
Extra Ordinary
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| Date | Friday 13 September 2019 | |
| Time | 19:00 | |
| Venue | Kinepolis-Kirchberg | |
| Country | IE | |
| Genre | supernatural comedy | |
| Duration | 94 mins | |
| Directed by | Mike Ahern, Enda Loughman | |
| Starring | Maeve Higgins, Barry Ward, Will Forte | |
| Synopsis | An Irish comedy featuring a sweet & lonely driving instructor with supernatural abilities that allow her to communicate with spirits; however, she is reluctant to use her "talents" as her father died the last time she did. When a widower contacts her pleading for help as he is haunted by his dead wife's spirit, things take a sinster turn when an aging rock star seeks a virgin sacrifice. Hilarious with twists, turns, ectoplasm and haunted wheelie bins. | |
| Price | €9 (adult) | |
| Season Special tickets are available by contacting Luxembourg-ticket.lu by tel: 470895-1 (Mon-Fri: 10:00-18:30) |
Rosie
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| Date | Saturday 14 September 2019 | |
| Time | 19:00 | |
| Venue | Ciné Utopia | |
| Country | IE | |
| Genre | drama | |
| Duration | 86 mins | |
| Directed by | Paddy Breathnach (written by Roddy Doyle) | |
| Starring | Sarah Greene, Moe Dunford, Ellie O'Halloran | |
| Synopsis | ROSIE tells the story of a mother trying to protect her family after their landlord sells their rented home and they become homeless. | |
| About | The 10th anniversary British & Irish Film Festival Luxembourg takes place from 13-22 September 2019 at the Cinémathèque, Ciné Utopia & Kinepolis-Kirchberg, screening films from England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. See www.bifilmseason.lu for details. | |
| Price | €9 (adult) | |
| Season Special tickets are available by contacting Luxembourg-ticket.lu by tel: 470895-1 (Mon-Fri: 10:00-18:30) |
Robert the Bruce
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| Date | Saturday 14 September 2019 | |
| Time | 21:30 | |
| Venue | Ciné Utopia | |
| Country | SC, US | |
| Genre | historical action | |
| Duration | 123 mins | |
| Directed by | Richard Gray | |
| Starring | Angus Macfayden, Mhairi Calvey | |
| Synopsis | The sequel to Braveheart (1995); this story of nobleman-turned-outlaw hero is set in Scotland in the 14th century. The film picks up years after the execution of William Wallace and focuses on Robert the Bruce in the lost months after the injured king's forces have been decimated as he finds himself hunted across the snowy highlands. He takes shelter with a humble highlands family who restore him to health and help him find the resolve to rally the Scots and lead them to independence. | |
| About | The 10th anniversary British & Irish Film Festival Luxembourg takes place from 13-22 September 2019 at the Cinémathèque, Ciné Utopia & Kinepolis-Kirchberg, screening films from England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. See www.bifilmseason.lu for details. | |
| Price | €9 (adult) | |
| Season Special tickets are available by contacting Luxembourg-ticket.lu by tel: 470895-1 (Mon-Fri: 10:00-18:30) |
The Kid Who Would be King
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| Date | Sunday 15 September 2019 | |
| Time | 14:00 | |
| Venue | Ciné Utopia | |
| Country | EN, US | |
| Genre | family adventure | |
| Duration | 120 mins | |
| Directed by | Joe Cornish | |
| Starring | Louis Ashbourne Serkis, Denise Gough, Dean Chaumoo, Rebecca Ferguson | |
| Synopsis | Old school magic meets the modern world in this epic adventure - a modern retelling of King Arthur. Alex thinks he's just another nobody, until he stumbles upon the mythical sword in the stone, Excalibur. Now, he must unite his friends and enemies into a band of knights and, together with the legendary wizard Merlin, take on the wicked enchantress Morgana. With the future at stake, Alex must become the great leader he never dreamed he could be. | |
| About | The 10th anniversary British & Irish Film Festival Luxembourg takes place from 13-22 September 2019 at the Cinémathèque, Ciné Utopia & Kinepolis-Kirchberg, screening films from England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. See www.bifilmseason.lu for details. | |
| Price | €9 (adult); €6 (U12, accompanied) | |
| Season Special tickets are available by contacting Luxembourg-ticket.lu by tel: 470895-1 (Mon-Fri: 10:00-18:30) |
The Amber Light
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| Date | Sunday 15 September 2019 | |
| Time | 19:30 | |
| Venue | Ciné Utopia | |
| Country | SC | |
| Genre | documentary | |
| Duration | 93 mins | |
| Directed by | Adam Park | |
| Starring | n/a | |
| Synopsis | A film about whisky and how the national drink has formed its place in Scottish life, linking with storytelling, music and dance. The film journeys through the lesser-known parts of Scottish whisky culture and follows the evolution of spirits from medicine to social lubricant. Offbeat and informative. The director will attend the projection for a post-screening Q&A. The screening will be followed by a Free Whisky Tasting. |
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| About | The 10th anniversary British & Irish Film Festival Luxembourg takes place from 13-22 September 2019 at the Cinémathèque, Ciné Utopia & Kinepolis-Kirchberg, screening films from England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. See www.bifilmseason.lu for details. | |
| Price | €9 (adult) | |
| Season Special tickets are available by contacting Luxembourg-ticket.lu by tel: 470895-1 (Mon-Fri: 10:00-18:30) |
The Flip Side
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| Date | Monday 16 September 2019 | |
| Time | 19:00 | |
| Venue | Ciné Utopia | |
| Country | EN, AU | |
| Genre | comedy drama | |
| Duration | 90 mins | |
| Directed by | Marion Pilowsky | |
| Starring | Eddie Izzard, Emily Taheny, Hugh Sheridan, Vanessa Guide | |
| Synopsis | Shot in and around Adelaide and starring Eddie Izzard as a self-indulgent British actor (Henry) promoting his latest film in Oz and meeting up with old flame Ronnie (Emily Taheny) who has opened a restaurant but is struggling to make it work. Ronny now lives with her writer boyfriend and Henry arrives with his French assistant. Circumstances see them set off on a road trip fuelled by sexual tension, misunderstandings and a taste of the outback. Thoroughly enjoyable. | |
| About | The 10th anniversary British & Irish Film Festival Luxembourg takes place from 13-22 September 2019 at the Cinémathèque, Ciné Utopia & Kinepolis-Kirchberg, screening films from England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. See www.bifilmseason.lu for details. | |
| Price | €9 (adult) | |
| Season Special tickets are available by contacting Luxembourg-ticket.lu by tel: 470895-1 (Mon-Fri: 10:00-18:30) |
Gwen
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| Date | Monday 16 September 2019 | |
| Time | 21:30 | |
| Venue | Ciné Utopia | |
| Country | WA | |
| Genre | historical drama | |
| Duration | 84 mins | |
| Directed by | William McGregor | |
| Starring | Maxine Peake, Eleanor Worthington | |
| Synopsis | In the stark beauty of 19th Century Snowdonia, a young girl tries desperately to hold her home together. Struggling with her mother's mysterious illness, her father's absence and a ruthless mining company encroaching on their land, a growing darkness begins to take grip of her home, and the suspicious local community turns on Gwen and her family. Comparable to Black 47 (BIFS 2018). | |
| About | The 10th anniversary British & Irish Film Festival Luxembourg takes place from 13-22 September 2019 at the Cinémathèque, Ciné Utopia & Kinepolis-Kirchberg, screening films from England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. See www.bifilmseason.lu for details. | |
| Price | €9 (adult) | |
| Season Special tickets are available by contacting Luxembourg-ticket.lu by tel: 470895-1 (Mon-Fri: 10:00-18:30) |
Alcock & Brown, the True Story
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| Date | Tuesday 17 September 2019 | |
| Time | 18:30 | |
| Venue | Cinémathèque | |
| Country | IE | |
| Genre | documentary | |
| Duration | 88 mins | |
| Directed by | Kevin Glynn | |
| Starring | n/a | |
| Synopsis | 14 June 1919 will remain one of the most important dates in aviation, when John Alcock (from Manchester) and Arthur Brown (from Glasgow) became the first to fly non-stop across the Atlantic, from Newfoundland to Clifden in Ireland. The film recalls the early days of aviation and how the achievement came about. Was screened in Clifden for the centenary celebrations this June. Truly fascinating.
The director will attend the projection for a post-screening Q&A. |
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| About | The 10th anniversary British & Irish Film Festival Luxembourg takes place from 13-22 September 2019 at the Cinémathèque, Ciné Utopia & Kinepolis-Kirchberg, screening films from England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. See www.bifilmseason.lu for details. | |
| Price | €9 (adult); €15 for the Documentary Double Bill on 17 September. | |
| Season Special tickets are available by contacting Luxembourg-ticket.lu by tel: 470895-1 (Mon-Fri: 10:00-18:30) |
The Man Who Wanted to Fly
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| Date | Tuesday 17 September 2019 | |
| Time | 20:30 | |
| Venue | Cinémathèque | |
| Country | IE | |
| Genre | documentary | |
| Duration | 82 mins | |
| Directed by | Frank Shouldice | |
| Starring | n/a | |
| Synopsis | Five years in the making, this is a story of never stopping believing in dreams. Bobby Coote, now in his 80s, left school at 13 and spends most of his time fixing clocks and making violins, but he has never lost sight of his lifelong dream to fly. He organises a runway in a field and builds a hangar. Now he must buy a plane with his life savings... all the time when his brother thinks the whole idea is mad. A fascinating insight into many layers of Irish rural life, but Bobby is determined to get airborne, despite many setbacks.
The director will attend the projection for a post-screening Q&A. |
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| About | The 10th anniversary British & Irish Film Festival Luxembourg takes place from 13-22 September 2019 at the Cinémathèque, Ciné Utopia & Kinepolis-Kirchberg, screening films from England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. See www.bifilmseason.lu for details. | |
| Price | €9 (adult); €15 for the Documentary Double Bill on 17 September. | |
| Season Special tickets are available by contacting Luxembourg-ticket.lu by tel: 470895-1 (Mon-Fri: 10:00-18:30) |
The Spirit of the Game
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| Date | Wednesday 18 September 2019 | |
| Time | 18:30 | |
| Venue | Cinémathèque | |
| Country | LU | |
| Genre | sports documentary | |
| Duration | 77 mins | |
| Directed by | Liam McEvoy | |
| Starring | n/a | |
| Synopsis | An in-depth look into the “Luxembourg Puckers” Ice hockey team. With over 20 different nationalities and ranging in age from 20 - 60, the Puckers are arguably the most diverse sports team in the world. The Spirit of the Game takes audiences behind the scenes on the incredible 2017/18 season as the Puckers challenged to win the French Ice Hockey Trophée Loisir (now Trophée Federal), a competition featuring 65 teams from across France & Luxembourg. With an average team age of 44 years old, the Puckers must balance being good husbands, fathers and work life to compete in a league that requires its champions to travel over 4,000km per season and in the playoffs compete 3 times in 24 hours. In English, French, German, Luxembourgish (sub-titles in EN). By British-born, Luxembourg national film-maker Liam McEvoy who will attend the projection for a post-screening Q&A. |
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| About | The 10th anniversary British & Irish Film Festival Luxembourg takes place from 13-22 September 2019 at the Cinémathèque, Ciné Utopia & Kinepolis-Kirchberg, screening films from England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. See www.bifilmseason.lu for details. | |
| Price | €9 (adult) | |
| Season Special tickets are available by contacting Luxembourg-ticket.lu by tel: 470895-1 (Mon-Fri: 10:00-18:30) |
The Grandisons
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| Date | Wednesday 18 September 2019 | |
| Time | 20:30 | |
| Venue | Cinémathèque | |
| Country | EN | |
| Genre | comedy drama | |
| Duration | 70 mins | |
| Directed by | Jamie Benyon | |
| Starring | Julian Nest, Adam Templar, Annie Lees-Jones | |
| Synopsis | It’s summertime. The Grandisons are having a much-needed family-gathering. However, since they’re the previous get together, this dysfunctional family has secretly been tearing itself at the seams. Martial bonds have been replaced for passion. Trust and happiness have been destroyed by paranoia and anger. And, once the alcohol starts to flow, no-one can keep their mouths closed and their hands to themselves. To any other family, these circumstances would be disastrous, but to the Grandisons – this is just another day.
The director, plus actor Julian Nest, will attend the projection for a post-screening Q&A. |
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| About | The 10th anniversary British & Irish Film Festival Luxembourg takes place from 13-22 September 2019 at the Cinémathèque, Ciné Utopia & Kinepolis-Kirchberg, screening films from England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. See www.bifilmseason.lu for details. | |
| Price | €9 (adult) | |
| Season Special tickets are available by contacting Luxembourg-ticket.lu by tel: 470895-1 (Mon-Fri: 10:00-18:30) |
Chariots of Fire (1981)
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| Date | Thursday 19 September 2019 | |
| Time | 18:30 | |
| Venue | Cinémathèque | |
| Country | EN | |
| Genre | sports drama | |
| Duration | 125 mins | |
| Directed by | Hugh Hudson | |
| Starring | Ben Cross, Ian Charleson, Nicholas Farrell, Nigel Havers, John Gielgud | |
| Synopsis | Set around the 1924 Olympics (post-World War I), Britons Harold Abrahams and Eric Liddell are both naturally gifted fast sprinters, but approach running and how it fits into their respective lives differently. The son of a Lithuanian Jew, Harold, who lives a somewhat privileged life as a student at Cambridge, uses being the fastest to overcome what he sees as the obstacles he faces in life as a Jew despite that privilege. His running prowess does earn him the respect of his classmates, especially his running teammates, and to some extent the school administration, if only he maintains what they consider proper gentlemanly decorum, which isn't always the case in their minds. Born in China, the son of Christian missionaries, Eric, a Scot, is a devout member of the Church of Scotland who eventually wants to return to that missionary work. He sees running as a win-win in that the notoriety of being fast ... | |
| About | The 10th anniversary British & Irish Film Festival Luxembourg takes place from 13-22 September 2019 at the Cinémathèque, Ciné Utopia & Kinepolis-Kirchberg, screening films from England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. See www.bifilmseason.lu for details. | |
| Price | €9 (adult); €15 for the Vintage Evening on 19 September. | |
| Season Special tickets are available by contacting Luxembourg-ticket.lu by tel: 470895-1 (Mon-Fri: 10:00-18:30) |
Educating Rita (1983)
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| Date | Thursday 19 September 2019 | |
| Time | 20:30 | |
| Venue | Cinémathèque | |
| Country | EN/IE | |
| Genre | drama | |
| Duration | 110 mins | |
| Directed by | Lewis Gilbert | |
| Starring | Michael Caine, Julie Walters | |
| Synopsis | Cinémathèque’s Screening (Vintage Print). Shot in and around Trinity College Dublin, set in London; 27 year-old hairdresser Rita decides to complete her basic education before having children as desired by her husband. She joins an open university literature course and is tutored by a middle-aged alcoholic and debauched professor from the upper-class whose life has left him emotionally drained, without self-esteem. Rita's humour and determination to improve herself is contagious; she gives motivation to Frank who helps prepare her for the exams to join the university... | |
| About | The 10th anniversary British & Irish Film Festival Luxembourg takes place from 13-22 September 2019 at the Cinémathèque, Ciné Utopia & Kinepolis-Kirchberg, screening films from England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. See www.bifilmseason.lu for details. | |
| Price | €9 (adult); €15 for the Vintage Evening on 19 September. | |
| Season Special tickets are available by contacting Luxembourg-ticket.lu by tel: 470895-1 (Mon-Fri: 10:00-18:30) |
Hurt by Paradise
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This film will not be screened due to circumstances beyond our control | |
| Date | Friday 20 September 2019 | |
| Time | 18:30 | |
| Venue | Cinémathèque | |
| Country | EN | |
| Genre | drama | |
| Duration | 82 mins | |
| Directed by | Greta Bellamacina | |
| Starring | Greta Bellamacina, Camilla Rutherford, Anna Brewster, Sadie Brown, Robert Montgomery | |
| Synopsis | Poetry in motion. Set in London (and Margate), the film follows Celeste, a single mother trying to carve out a career as a poet in modern-day London. Her friend and neighbour, Stella, dreams of being an actor but spends much of her time babysitting Celeste's son. A wonderful tale of friendship which blends poetry with the dangers of the Internet and online relationships, with a refreshingly understated sense of humour.
The director/writer/actor Greta Bellamacina, plus actor Robert Montgomery, will attend the projection for a post-screening Q&A. |
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| About | The 10th anniversary British & Irish Film Festival Luxembourg takes place from 13-22 September 2019 at the Cinémathèque, Ciné Utopia & Kinepolis-Kirchberg, screening films from England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. See www.bifilmseason.lu for details. | |
| Price | €9 (adult) | |
| Season Special tickets are available by contacting Luxembourg-ticket.lu by tel: 470895-1 (Mon-Fri: 10:00-18:30) |
Never Grow Old
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| Date | Friday 20 September 2019 | |
| Time | 20:30 | |
| Venue | Cinémathèque | |
| Country | LU, IE, BE, FR | |
| Genre | western | |
| Duration | 100 mins | |
| Directed by | Ivan Kavanagh | |
| Starring | John Cusack, Emile Hirsch, Antonia Campbell-Hughes, also Claire Johnston, Steve Karier | |
| Synopsis | An Irish undertaker profits when outlaws take over a peaceful American frontier town, but his family comes under threat as the death toll rises.
The director, plus members of the cast & crewy, will attend the projection for a post-screening Q&A. |
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| About | The 10th anniversary British & Irish Film Festival Luxembourg takes place from 13-22 September 2019 at the Cinémathèque, Ciné Utopia & Kinepolis-Kirchberg, screening films from England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. See www.bifilmseason.lu for details. | |
| Price | €9 (adult) | |
| Season Special tickets are available by contacting Luxembourg-ticket.lu by tel: 470895-1 (Mon-Fri: 10:00-18:30) |
Downton Abbey
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| Date | Saturday 21 September 2019 | |
| Time | 19:00 | |
| Venue | Ciné Utopia | |
| Country | EN | |
| Genre | historical drama | |
| Duration | 122 mins | |
| Directed by | Michael Engler | |
| Starring | Maggie Smith, Hugh Bonneville, Elizabeth McGovern, Michelle Dockery, Brendan Coyle, Joanne Froggatt, Jim Carter, Allen Leech, Imelda Staunton | |
| Synopsis | The big-screen adaptation of the hugely popular tv series by Julian Fellowes (2010-16). The continuing story of the Crawley family, wealthy owners of a large estate in the English countryside in the early 20th century. | |
| About | The 10th anniversary British & Irish Film Festival Luxembourg takes place from 13-22 September 2019 at the Cinémathèque, Ciné Utopia & Kinepolis-Kirchberg, screening films from England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. See www.bifilmseason.lu for details. | |
| Price | €9 (adult) | |
| Season Special tickets are available by contacting Luxembourg-ticket.lu by tel: 470895-1 (Mon-Fri: 10:00-18:30) |
Shorts Programme
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| Date | Sunday 22 September 2019 | |
| Time | 13:30 | |
| Venue | Kinepolis-Kirchberg | |
| Country | IE & EN | |
| Genre | various | |
| Duration | 90 mins | |
| Directed by | various | |
| Starring | n/a | |
| Synopsis | Triúr a Bádh (Three Were Drowned), directed by Máirín Seoighe (documentary, in Irish with EN sub-titles, 15 mins). Synopsis: Retired schoolteacher Máire Ní Nuanaín recalls the tragic accident off Inishmore island in July 1939 which claimed the lives of three men, one of whom was her father. Rip to the Rescue!, directed by Paudie Baggott (sci-fi comedy, 15 mins). Synopsis: In post-apocalyptic Ireland a suave American jet pilot tries to rescue a beautiful young woman from her domineering mother - but he soon finds out that around these parts family can be deadly. Fern, directed by Johnny Kelly (comedy drama, 6 mins). Synopsis: A woman loses her husband and finds a potted plant. Mother & Baby, directed by Mia Mullarkey (documentary, 18 mins). Syiopsis: For decades, Catholic Ireland locked it's children into institutions if they were conceived out of wedlock, punishment for the sinning mothers. Revealing the children's perspectives, and including powerful archive, this documentary offers a painful yet cathartic insight into the cruel business of Mother and Baby Homes. Hey Ronnie Reagan, directed by Maurice O’Brien (documentary, 11 mins). Synopsis: In 1984 a tiny anonymous Tipperary village was thrust in to the world's spotlight when US President Ronald Reagan arrived to visit his ancestral home. It was said that Ballyporeen would never be the same again... The Bridge, directed by Mark Smyth (drama). Synopsis: After the sudden death of his parents, a young man must choose between returning to his home village in the west of Ireland to care for his estranged younger brother, and a bright future in Canada. Lily, directed by Graham Cantwell (drama, 15 mins). Synopsis: The film tells the story of Lily, a girl with a secret, on the cusp of becoming a young woman. |
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| About | The 10th anniversary British & Irish Film Festival Luxembourg takes place from 13-22 September 2019 at the Cinémathèque, Ciné Utopia & Kinepolis-Kirchberg, screening films from England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. See www.bifilmseason.lu for details. | |
| Price | €9 (adult) / €40 for the pre-screening Walking Brunch @ 12:00 (includes screening ticket) | |
| Season Special tickets are available by contacting Luxembourg-ticket.lu by tel: 470895-1 (Mon-Fri: 10:00-18:30) |
