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Written
by: Brian
Guckian, Dublin, Ireland |
Date:
11.09.2008 |
The
modest street frontage of the IFI conceals the much larger interior
space, created from the amalgamation and restoration of several
buildings to the rear. Image by Thomas Hauerslev
The Irish Film Institute (IFI) is Ireland's national film centre and
contains two cinemas, a bookshop and a cafe bar and is also home to the
Irish Film Archive (IFA). The Institute also has an excellent reference
library and an education department.
Opened in 1992, the current premises are converted from a former Quaker
Meeting House in Dublin city centre and particular attention was paid to
retention of architectural features during renovation and conversion,
which gives the building a unique character.
The cinemas initially operated with Century 35mm projectors and Orcon
platters, but in the late 1990s a DP70
was added; one of a pair the Institute purchased that originally came
from the Curzon Shaftesbury Avenue, London. The sister machine is used
for spares. A Kinoton 35/70mm platter was also installed along with
accessories, plus a Panastereo unit and DTS-70 reader.
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in 70mm reading:
The Passing of Brian Guckian, Ireland
65/70mm Workshop
David Lean’s Film of “Ryan’s
Daughter” Photographed in Super Panavision 70 by Freddie Young, BSC
Todd-AO & Cinerama in Ireland
Tuairisc Todd-AO agus Cinerama
in Éirinn
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Brian
Guckian and Pete Walsh 25. August 2007. Image by Thomas Hauerslev
Although the Institute currently has the only operational 70mm
facility in Ireland it has been some time since 70mm has been run there,
due to some image ghosting problems with the DP70. Thankfully however
these have now been resolved and the venue was very recently able to run
both "Lawrence of Arabia" (as
part of a David Lean Retrospective) and Hitchcock's
"Vertigo"
(to mark the 50th anniversary of the film's release).
IFI Cinemas Programmer Pete Walsh reports that both screenings of
"Lawrence of Arabia" (which took
place on August 16th and 17th) went extremely well, with excellent
houses and similar results for
"Vertigo"
(August 30th and 31st).
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A
nice touch is this embedded film reel in the pavement outisde the entrance.
Image by Brian Guckian
This writer was able to attend (a packed) screening of
"Vertigo" on
August 31st and noted that the print was still in good shape, although the
fact that it had to be restored from surviving duplicate elements meant it
was somewhat grainy in places. Nevertheless the photography (by Robert
Burks, ASC) remains mesmerising, and the use of colour, soft focus,
sophisticated composition and excellent matte work also holds up extremely
well today.
More 70mm screenings would be most welcome, aided by the ever-increasing
number of restored as well as existing 65mm titles.
"Baraka",
"Cleopatra",
"Hamlet", "Hello,
Dolly!", "My Fair Lady",
"Ryan´s Daughter",
"The Sound of Music", "STAR!", "Those
Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines", "West Side Story" and others
are titles that could successfully find a new, appreciative audience in
Ireland, as they have done elsewhere in recent times.
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The
spacious lobby area at the Irish Film Institute, Dublin. Image by Brian
Guckian |
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The
cinema 25. August 2007. Image by Thomas Hauerslev |
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The
DP70 25. August 2007. Image by Thomas Hauerslev |
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