International Fiction Archives - Cork International Film Festival

International Fiction

A Year of School / Un Anno di Scuola

Showtime: Wed 12 Nov at 20:30, Sun 16 Nov at 17:30

Arc Cinema - Screen 4, Arc Cinema - Screen 4

90 mins

Italy, France

Laura SAMANI

2007. Fred relocates from Sweden to Northeast Italy with her father, who has taken a new management job. Feisty and curious, she enrolls in the local high school for her senior year. She quickly becomes the center of attention, especially for three boys who have been friends for years.

Bearcave

Showtime: Thu 13 Nov at 17:30, Sat 15 Nov at 18:00

Arc Cinema - Screen 4, Arc Cinema - Screen 6

130 mins

Greece

Krysianna Papadakis, Stergios Dinopoulos

Argyro and Anneta live in a Greek mountain village. They are best friends. When Anneta admits that she’s pregnant from her lame cop boyfriend, Argyro challenges her to embark on an adventure to find a mystical bear cave. Before Argyro has a chance to confess her love, Anneta leaves for the big city.

The Ice Tower (La Tour de Glace)

Showtime: Fri 07 Nov at 20:15, Thu 13 Nov at 17:45

Arc Cinema - Screen 4, Arc Cinema - Screen 2

121 mins

France, Germany, Italy

Lucile Hadžihalilović

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 Wave (La Ola)

Showtime: Fri 07 Nov at 17:00

The Everyman

131 mins

Chile

Sebastián Lelio

Inspired by the Chilean 'Me Too'd abuse, this rousing musical follows Julia, a music student, as she gradually realises what happened to her on a certain night with her teacher assistant, and joins the wave of change.