By JESSE GRAHAM
AUSTRALIAN film buffs will have the chance to see three films from the 1930s at the Healesville Library next month, with a miniature film festival being held over three weeks.
The library, on River Street near Coles, will be screening three musical films, The Hayseeds, His Royal Highness and A Ticket in Tatts, on Monday 15, 22 and 29 August.
Team leader Sharon Waller said the event came about after a silent film screening for the C. J. Dennis Society last year in the library, and that the movies were sourced from the National Sound and Film Archive in Canberra.
“I thought it was nice to do something with an Australian theme, to begin with,” Ms Waller said.
“We think that we’ll do some more again in the future – we’re not sure what yet.”
The Hayseeds is about a rural family, the namesake of the film, who take in a lost and injured woman after she is rescued from the bush; His Royal Highness is about a man who is knocked unconscious and dreams about being the King of Betonia; A Ticket in Tatts, meanwhile, is a comedy about a stableboy who befriends a racehorse who is the favourite to win the Melbourne Cup.
Ms Waller said she hoped to get at least 20 people along to each screening, and that entry to all three films was $10.
For more information or to book, visit the library at the Healesville Community Link at 110 River Street, Healesville, or call 9800 6497.
