Cork Film Festival off to flying start with surreal offering at Opera House
A the screening of Poor Things at Cork Opera House for the opening of Cork International Film Festival were: Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr. Kieran McCarthy, David Puttnam, Fiona Clark, Anna Kopecká, and Barney Whelan. Picture: David Creedon
The 68th Cork International Film Festival got under way at the city’s Opera House on Thursday with an event that featured major industry figures, a magnificent opening film, and a singing lord mayor.
Cllr Kieran McCarthy, a Lord Mayor with a longterm involvement in Cork’s musical theatre scene, drew rapturous applause when he diverted from his speech to sing a rousing rendition of ‘Smile’, from Charlie Chaplin’s Modern Times film.
