The Bram Stoker Festival, running Friday 24th through to Monday 27th October, features a film programme of Sinister Screenings with new and classic films.
The initiative introduced by Dublin County Council in association with Fáilte Ireland, the festival is inspired by the heritage of world famous Dublin horror novelist Bram Stoker and his notorious novel Dracula. There is a wide range of screenings including intimate performances in unusual spaces and a whole range of film and literary events there will be something to suit all interests.
Sinister Screenings:
THE CURSE OF STYRIA – Irish premiere
When: Friday, 24th October, 6pm
Where: Screen Cinema, Townsend Street, Dublin 2.
This film plunges the audience into a haunted world of fantasy and obsession. Inspired by Carmilla, the seminal 19th Century vampire tale by Sheridan LeFanu, Lara and her father, Dr. Hill travel behind the iron curtain to a derelict castle. from a car crash outside of the castle, emerges the beautiful and enigmatic Carmilla.
BEAUTIFUL NOISE – Irish premiere
When: Sunday 26th October, 6pm,
Where: Screen Cinema, Townsend Street, Dublin 2.
“They didn’t sell a lot of records but everyone who heard them started a band.” This is the first-ever documentary about one of the most influential, underground music movements of the 20th century. This is the story of Cocteau Twins, The Jesus and Mary Chain, and My Bloody Valentine and how their groundbreaking music inspired generations of bands. With special appearances by music icons Wayne Coyne, Trent Reznor, Billy Corgan and Robert Smith.
THE LOST BOYS
W
hen: Sunday 26th October, 6pm,
Where: Meeting House Square, Temple Bar, Dublin 2.
“Sleep all day. Party all night. Never grow old. Never die. It’s fun to be a vampire.” Two brothers, Sam and Mike move to a new town and fall in with the wrong crowd. Mike meets a beautiful girl and begins to exhibit the classic signs of vampirism. Sam recruits two young vampire hunters to save his brother by finding and destroying the head vampire.
THE CURE: IN ORANGE
When: Sunday, 26th October, 8.30 pm,
Where: Meeting House Square, Temple Bar, Dublin 2. Admission is free.
Against the backdrop of the ancient Roman venue; Theatre Antique d’Orange, The Cure: In Orange captures The Cure’s performance in the French Countryside in 1986. This rarely shown concert film features 23 songs in a performance that is now of legendary status. Following a short theatrical run, The Cure: In Orange was released only on VHS and laser disc. This outdoor standing ‘concert’ is a must for any Cure fan.
ORPHEUS – (ORPHEÉ ) – A film by Jean Cocteau (1950)
When: Sunday 26th October, 4pm
Where: Brooks Hotel Private Cinema, Drury Lane, Dublin 2.
This magical retelling of the Orpheus myth turns the lyre-playing singer of Greek legend into a famous left-bank poet in postwar Paris. Fallen out of favour and lost for poetic inspiration, Orphee (Jean Marais) becomes obsessed with a mysterious black-clad princess (Maria Casarès) who first claims the life of a rival poet, and then Eurydice (Marie Déa), his wife.
LA BELLE ET LA BÊTE – A film by Jean Cocteau (1946)
When: Monday, 27th October, 2pm
Where: Brooks Hotel Private Cinema, Drury Lane, Dublin 2.
La Belle et la Bête is a landmark feat of cinematic fantasy in which master filmmaker Jean Cocteau conjures spectacular visions of enchantment, desire and death. The true love of a beautiful girl melts the heart of the gentle beast. With romantic performances by Jean Marais and Josette Day, La Belle et la Bête is a much loved and timeless classic.
THE CABINET OF DR CALIGARI with live music by 3epkano
When: 24th October, 8pm,
Where: Christ Church Cathedral Dublin.
Tickets are now on sale and cost €15 per person plus €1.50 booking fee. Over 16’s only.
A huge commercial and critical success in its day, The Cabinet of Dr Caligari is considered the first true horror film and one of the most influential films of the German Expressionist movement. It is also responsible for introducing the ‘twist ending’ in cinema. The film tells of showman, Dr Caligari slithers through the town murdering people until a young student becomes suspicious when his friend is found dead. As a series of disturbing events unfold, the townspeople discover a truth, hiding something even more sinister then they could ever have imagined.
Dublin based musicians, 3epkano, are dedicated to producing original soundtracks to silent, avant-garde, and contemporary cinema. Since 2004, the group have played numerous headline shows in both Ireland and the US to huge critical acclaim. Christ Church Cathedral Dublin.
