Thanks to Janneke for this latest from the Isle of Arts Festival. Ed
The Isle of Arts Festival will feature three screenings of classic films at the beginning of May at the Ventnor Arts Club.
1915 saw the birth of Orson Welles, Ingrid Bergman, Frank Sinatra, Eli Wallach and Anthony Quinn, to name but a few people who have gone on to star in great films that are still watched today.
This year we are unashamedly going back in time with a selection of great movies made by these artists, and YOU can decide which ones will be shown at the Festival.
Simply follow the link below and vote for your favourite.
It’s quick, free and fun, and the three films that prove to be most popular by the closing date (31st March) will be shown during Isle of Arts, in the comfortable surroundings of Ventnor Arts Club.
Orson Welles – The Third Man (1949) 104 minutes
Pulp novelist Holly Martins travels to shadowy, post-war Vienna, only to find himself investigating the mysterious death of an old friend, black-market opportunist Harry Lime. Stars Orson Welles, Jospeh Cotton, Alida Valli
Ingrid Bergman – Casablanca (1942) 102 minutes
Set in unoccupied Africa during the early days of World War II: An American expatriate meets a former lover, with unforeseen complications. Stars Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid
Frank Sinatra – The Manchurian Candidate (1962) 126 minutes
A former Korean War POW is brainwashed by Communists into becoming a political assassin. But another former prisoner may know how to save him. Stars Frank Sinatra, Lawrence Harvey, Janet Leigh
Eli Wallach – The Good, the Bad & the Ugly (1966) 161 minutes
A bounty hunting scam joins two men in an uneasy alliance against a third in a race to find a fortune in gold buried in a remote cemetery. Stars Clint Eastwood, Eli Wallach, Lee van Cleef
Anthony Quinn – Zorba the Greek (1947) 141 minutes
An uptight English writer traveling to Crete on a matter of business finds his life changed forever when he meets the gregarious Alexis Zorba. Stars Anthony Quinn, Alan Bates, Irene Papas
Pop over to the Isle of Arts Festival Website to cast your vote.
