ARTHOUSE fans are treated to a Gene Kelly classic and a dark drama this week.
On Tuesday, Ventnor Arts Club is screening musical comedy, Yesterday (12), at 7.30pm.
Starring Jack Malik, the film tells the story of a a struggling singer-songwriter who wakes up after a freak bus accident to discover The Beatles have never existed.
On Wednesday, Ryde Film Club is showing Singin' in the Rain, directed by and starring Gene Kelly, at 7.45pm.
The story follows a silent film production company and cast making a difficult transition to sound — a classic of its genre.
On the same night, Friends of Freshwater Library is screening The Souvenir (15), at 7.30pm.
In the disconcerting drama, a young film student in the early '80s becomes romantically involved with an untrustworthy and complicated man.
The film examines how an insecure student is challenged to navigate the murky depths of class and privilege.
On Thursday, Ventnor Arts Club is screening Pain & Glory (15), at 7.30pm.
The film tells of a series of re-encounters experienced by Salvador Mallo — a film director in physical decline.
In recovering his past, Salvador finds the urgent need to recount it, and in that need he also finds his salvation.
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