The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

01 May at 11am €4
Dir: John Madden. 124 minutes, UK/USA/UAE, 2011. 12A

The perfect film for Bealtaine fitting with this year’s theme, ‘Grow Happy’. A group of retired ladies and gentlemen travel to India to take up residence in what they believe is a newly restored hotel. Starring Maggie Smith, Judi Dench and Bill Nighy. Coffee and teas provided before the screening, so come early.

You Will Be My Son (Tu Seras Mon Fils)

02 May at 1pm €6
Dir: Gilles Legrand. France, 2001, 102 minutes, subtitled.

The French winegrowing world is acutely portrayed in this classic, complex and gripping human drama set in a renowned Saint-Émilion vineyard. Niels Arestrup (A Prophet) plays distinguished vintner Paul de Marseul, reaching the end of his career and concerned about his successor.

Dance Classes

05 May at 11.30am & 12 May at 11.30am €4

‘Get your feet a –tapping with an old-time Waltz.’
Get your dancing shoes for two absolute fun-filled afternoons of dance.

Free/ Tours

09, 16 and 21 May at 1pm.

Tours of the exhibitions drawn from The Niland Collection, ‘Irish Women Artists of the Twentieth Century’ and ‘Illustrations to the Stories of Red Hanrahan’ by Norah McGuinness.

FREE screenings of films from the IFI Irish Film Archive

12 May at 1.30pm & 19 May at 1.30pm
‘Euro-paeans – celebrating Ireland and Europe in film’

Free/ Sunday –12 May, 1.30pm 

• Films of les frères Lumière – (1897)
• Selection of Amharc Éireann newsreels (1960s)
• Irland und seine Kinder – 1961 (44 minutes)
• Tribulations Irlandaises – 1965 (5 minutes)
Total running time – 57 minutes

12 May at 1.30pm & 19 May at 1.30pm
‘Euro-paeans – celebrating Ireland and Europe in film’

Free/Sunday- 19 May, 1.30pm
• The Saints Went Marching Out – (1967)
• Ireland’s Presidency of the E.E.C – (1979)
• My Irish Diary – 1996 (30 minutes)
• The Polish School – 2012 (11 minutes)
Total running time – 77 minutes

Free/Artist Talk with Cléa Van Der Grijn

14 May at 2pm

Featuring a screening of a new short film by the artist, titled ‘Niesje’. Cléa Van Der Grijn talks about a new work, ‘Niesje’ commissioned by the Poetry Project, 2013

Screening of ‘Hands’ documentary by filmmakers David & Sally Shaw-Smith (The filmmakers will be in attendance)

Free/ 18 May at 5pm & 25 May at 5pm

A selection of screenings from the fascinating series of documentaries on traditional Irish crafts and lifestyles, where the emphasis is on the skills of human hands rather than on machines.

‘Waking Dreams’

29 May, 1pm
Free/Theatre Performance by Touch The Sky

Directed by Marie de La Guéronnière.
Presenting a new piece by the performance group, ‘Touch the Sky.’ Waking Dreams is a quirky story of family and twisted relationships. Booking Essential

The Model would like to acknowledge the financial support from the following organisations.