A special selection of adaptations from groundbreaking cinema of the 1960s and 1970s can be seen at Bridport's upcoming film festival.

From Page To Screen is programming a special selection of adaptations from a time that shaped modern movie-making the 'European New Wave' and subsequent 'New Hollywood' eras.

There will also be the chance to hear what it was like to be part of this creative revolution from one of its producers.

These films have been chosen by guest curator Christopher Hampton and festival sponsor Bridport Film Society to chime with the start of Christopher's five decade screenwriting career (his first film, A Doll's House starring Antony Hopkins was in 1973) as well as the 50th anniversary of Bridport Arts Centre and its international writing competition The Bridport Prize.

Film Society Chair, BAC Trustee and festival committee member Chris Pike says these screenings form an unmissable theme to From Page To Screen 2023.

"Something wild and beautiful happened to European cinema in the late fifties/early sixties as a post-war generation of young filmmakers including Truffaut, Godard and Polanski exploded all the old conventions.

"The camera moved freely, edits fizzed and popped, the fourth wall crumbled and new life was breathed into the medium.

"During From Page To Screen 2023 we revel in the classics - from The 400 Blows to A Kind Of Loving to The Parallax View - and also explore outlier gems such as John Frankenheimer's Seconds, which totally freaked the 1966 Cannes festival jury and Robert Bresson's Au Hasard Balthazar, lovingly described by Godard as 'the world in an hour and a half'.

"This exciting, free-form era defined modern cinema. Come celebrate its brilliance with us."

The Tenant (1976), which followed Repulsion (1965) and Rosemary's Baby (1968) in Roman Polanski's 'Apartment Trilogy', will be shown as part of the New Wave & New Hollywood screenings by its producer Andrew Braunsberg.

After the film, starring Isabelle Adjani and Shelley Winters, Braunsberg will be in conversation with Christopher Hampton to explore a career that provides a window on the film industry in a time of transformation.

For more immersion in this iconic period of cinema there will be the 'Memento' exhibition in Bridport Arts Centre's Allsop Gallery to accompany the festival.

Cinephiles should also look out for the festival fundraiser, 'Fabulous Film Quiz,' on Thursday, April 20 at 8pm in Bridport Arts Centre.

It costs £10 a ticket with cocktail on arrival, lots of prizes and request to 'dress for the red carpet'.

The From Page To Screen film festival is on in Bridport from Wednesday April 26 till Sunday April 30 , The Tenant is screening at 2pm at Bridport Arts Centre on Thursday April 27 and the Memento 'Film and Memory' exhibition is in the BAC's Allsop Gallery 10am-4pm Tuesdays to Saturdays April 18-30, entry is free.

Book online at www.bridport-arts.com , by phone 01308 424901 or in person at Bridport Tourist Information Centre