The Cork International Film Festival, which begins on Thursday, November 6th, has long brought the Irish cinematic year to a particularly atmospheric close. Chills close in on the Everyman Theatre as premature Christmas lights twinkle. What better time to be warm in the dark? Now celebrating its 70th edition, the festival can reasonably claim to be the oldest in the country. Established in 1956 as part of An Tóstal – a series of linked festivals – the event has taken us from Brando’s prime to the digital tomorrow. There is no slacking for the platinum jubilee. Once again the event screens a host of releases stacking up for awards season. Our top 10 below could not find space for Paul Mescal and Josh O’Connor in historical drama History of Sound, Bradley Cooper directing Will Arnett as a budding stand-up comic in Is This Thing On?
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