The Ventnor Bicycle Film Festival starts today (Wednesday), in honour of the Tour of Britain finale, which hits Isle of Wight Roads on Sunday.

From September 7 to 11, there will be screenings at Ventnor Arts Club.

Highlights include a rare screening of A Sunday in Hell, which is being screened with permission from its director, Jorgen Leth. It will be introduced by The Guardian’s chief cycling correspondent, William Fotheringham and will be shown on Sunday, September 11, at 7pm.

The festival opens today with Le Tour, Louis Malle’s 1962 film about the Tour de France.

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It is followed by Belleville Rendezvous (aka Triplets of Belleville), from 2003, which will be preceded by a recorded zoom interview with director, Sylvain Chomet.

On Friday, September 9, there will also be a rare screening of Come on Eileen - a short film about the 1950s distance cyclist, Eileen Sheridan.

It will be followed by a new version of Whatever Happened To Dervla Murphy, a 2011 film about the writer and cyclist who died earlier this. Director Garret Daly has recorded an introduction.

On Saturday, September 10, there will be a talk with Daily Telegraph's Jeremy Wilson, at Ventnor Exchange. It will be about his book Beryl: In search of Britain's Greatest Athlete, about Beryl Burton, and will take the form of an informal chat, over coffee and pastries. Signed copies will be available.