ESG’s film club resumes weekly screenings after pandemic break

Panaji: The Cinephile film club of the Entertainment Society of Goa (ESG) has resumed its weekly screenings at Maquinez Palace after a break due to the pandemic.The film club curated by film critic Sachin Chatte, has also lined up special screenings with filmmakers and other film personalities. Alfred Hitchcock’s classic, ‘The Man Who Knew Too Much, starring James Stewart and Doris Day, will be the first screening since the pandemic. The film which features the evergreen song Que Sera Sera, will be screened on December 23 at 6:30pm and will be free and open to all on a first-come first-served basis SOP’s laid down by the government will be followed.Till March 2020 the film club was hosting weekly screenings of Indian and foreign films at Maquinez Palace, which has a 200 plus seater auditorium, a state-of-the-art projection and sound, where Indian and foreign films are screened every Thursday at 6.30pm.Vice-chairman, ESG Subhash Phaldesai said the best of cinema will be brought to the Goan audiences. “At ESG, we have endeavoured to promote culture and cinema and for the locals. The Cinephile film club plays a pivotal role in the promotion of quality films and other ancillary activities,” he said. Alfred Hitchcock’s classic, ‘The Man Who Knew Too Much’, starring James Stewart and Doris Day, will be the first screening since the pandemic. The film will be screened on December 23 at 6:30pm and will be free and open to all