Dublin Independent Movie Lovers

Melchior the Apothecary

A Estonian film presented by the Embassy of Estonia at the Instituto Cervantes Dublin as part of the EUNIC European Film Club

Meet at the Instituto Cervantes Dublin, Lincoln House, Lincoln Place D2 5.50 pm, film 6 pm.

Admission is free but tickets must be booked.

Booking: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/melchior-the-apothecary-tickets-871187624637

NB: If you are trying to locate the Meet Up at the Instituto: My mobile number is 087 4179505, please call or text as a post here might not be noticed at that stage.

Melchior the Apothecary

The Embassy of Estonia presents Melchior the Apothecary (2022), by film director Elmo Nüganen. A Medieval crime thriller, in Estonian language with English subtitles.

Duration: 97 mins

Synopsis: In medieval Tallinn, the famous knight of the order who freed the Baltic Sea from pirates is murdered. The hero’s head is chopped off and his mouth is stuffed with coins. A terrible series of crimes is unleashed - anyone who comes into contact with this secret is in danger. A medieval crime thriller about a Tallinn pharmacist who has to uncover the secret behind a terrible wave of murders.

Elmo Nüganen is an Estonian film and theatre director and actor. From 1992-2021, he was the artistic director of Tallinn City Theatre. His debut as a film director and screenwriter was Names in Marble in 2002, which brought approximately 170 000 people to the cinemas and held the number 1 title of admissions among Estonian films until 2016.

More info:

EUNIC Ireland’s European Film Club is supported by the EUNIC organizations in Ireland. The purpose of EUNIC is to create a lasting partnership and network between the participating institutions in order to enhance and promote cultural diversity and understanding between European societies, as well as to strengthen international dialogue and cooperation with countries outside Europe.

EUNIC Ireland network is composed of: Alliance Française/ French Embassy, Austrian Embassy, Embassy of Belgium, British Council, Bulgarian Embassy, Dept. Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht & Media, Embassy of Estonia, Goethe-Institut Irland, Embassy of Greece, Embassy of Hungary, Instituto Cervantes/Spanish Agency for the International Cooperation and Development (AECID), Istituto Italiano di Cultura, Embassy of Poland, Embassy of Portugal/ Camões Instituto da Cooperação e da Língua Portugal, Embassy of Romania, Embassy of Estonia, Embassy of Malta, Embassy of Slovenia, Embassy of Luxembourg, Embassy of Switzerland.

For further details on EUNIC Ireland please visit our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/EUNICirelan

Hi, All Independent Movie Lovers

You are invited meet on Friday the 10th of May. This meeting is at the usual venue of the Café of the Light House Cinema, Smithfield Square, Dublin.

We will discuss the film:
That They May Face the Rising Sun (2023), directed by Irish director Pat Collins. This film is based on the novel of the same name, by the late John McGahern.

We will also discuss the film:
True Grit (1969), directed by Henry Hathaway. This is the 1969 movie starring John Wayne, in an acclaimed late rôle. Not the 2010 remake by the Coen brothers!

We will watch the movies independently, and meet for discussion on Friday the 10th of May, at 7 pm, at the Café of the Light House Cinema, Smithfield Square.

That They May Face the Rising Sun is on general release in Dublin cinemas next week, until Thursday the 2nd of May.

True Grit (1969) is available for online rental from YouTube, Apple TV and Sky Store.

Michael Sheeran