Be the first to see these major features directed by internationally renowned filmmakers, including a special presentation celebrating Jean-Luc Godard’s masterpiece, Breathless (À Bout de souffle), in our World Tour strand.
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We are pleased to present Nouvelle Vague alongside Jean-Luc Godard’s 1960 masterpiece Breathless (À Bout de souffle), the film that sparked a revolution and continues to inspire filmmakers to this day. One of them, Richard Linklater, created with Nouvelle Vague a heartfelt homage to this beloved classic. Whether you watch Breathless before or after Linklater’s tribute, both experiences complement each other beautifully, each offering a different perspective on the enduring legacy of cinematic innovation.
NOUVELLE VAGUE
Richard Linklater | France, United States | 2025 | 105 mins | Subtitled | Fiction
SAT 8 | ARC CINEMA | 13:00
SUN 16 | ARC CINEMA | 19:45
Paris, 1960. Jean-Luc Godard has built a reputation as a film critic and cannot resist any longer the itch to make his own film. It will be called Breathless. Richard Linklater’s love letter to the French New Wave is both acknowledged as a success by cinephiles and enjoyable by all.
Introduced by Yal Sadat (Cahiers du Cinéma). This film will also screen at Cinemax Bantry on Tuesday 11 November.
BREATHLESS
Jean-Luc Godard | France | 1960 | 89 mins | Subtitled | Fiction
SAT 8 | ARC CINEMA | 15:15
FRI 14 | ARC CINEMA | 15:30
In Jean-Luc Godard’s seminal debut film, Jean-Paul Belmondo is Michel, a small-time crook who is hunted by the authorities for a car theft and the murder of a police officer.
He attempts to persuade a hip American journalism student (the unforgettable Jean Seberg) to run away with him to Italy.
These screenings are both supported by the French Embassy in Ireland.
THE ICE TOWER (LA TOUR DE GLACE)
Lucile Hadžihalilović | France, Germany, Italy | 2025 | 121 mins | Subtitled | Fiction
FRI 7 | ARC CINEMA | 20:15
THU 13 | ARC CINEMA | 17:45
Jeanne, a 15-year-old orphan, witnesses the shoot for a film adaptation of the fairy tale The Snow Queen and she becomes fascinated by its star, Cristina (Marion Cotillard), an actress who is just as mysterious and alluring as the Queen she is playing. A spellbinding fable of obsession and enchantment.
THE SECRET AGENT (O AGENTE SECRETO)
Kleber Mendonça Filho | Brazil, France | 2025 | 158 mins | Subtitled | Fiction
TUE 11 | ARC CINEMA | 20:00
SUN 16 | ARC CINEMA | 15:30
Brazil, 1977. The final years of the military dictatorship. Marcelo (Wagner Moura), a university professor in his 40s, is on the run from political persecution. He arrives in Recife during carnival week, hoping to reunite with his son. Little does he know that he is being tailed from São Paolo.
Winner of the Best Director and Best Actor awards at the Cannes Film Festival.
WHAT MARIELLE KNOWS (WAS MARIELLE WEISS)
Frédéric Hambalek | Germany | 2025 | 86 mins | Subtitled | Fiction
FRI 14 | TRISKEL | 20:45
(Please note: This event has a new venue and time, updated from the printed brochure)
Julia and Tobias seem to be the perfect couple. Yet behind the facade and designer kitchen, trouble is brewing. Their fragile balance is shattered when their daughter Marielle suddenly develops telepathic abilities, giving her the power to see and hear everything her parents say or do, day and night.
This screening is supported by the Goethe-Institut Irland.
