The next feature film in the 1891 Fredonia Opera House Cinema Series is “Other People,” starring Molly Shannon and acclaimed newcomer Jesse Plemons. It will be screened on Saturday and Oct. 18 at 7:30 p.m.

In “Other People,” David is a struggling comedy writer (Plemons), fresh from a breakup and in the midst of the worst year of his life, who moves to Sacramento to help his sick mother (Shannon). Living with his conservative father and younger sisters, David feels like a stranger in his childhood home. As his mother worsens, he tries to convince everyone (including himself) he’s doing okay.

Richard Roeper, in the Chicago Tribune, calls the film “smart, lovely, funny, occasionally edgy, slightly cynical and ultimately heart-tugging.” Gary Goldstein, in the Los Angeles Times, calls it “a terrific film. Anyone who’s ever lost a parent, longed for love and acceptance, or tried to find his or her true self should easily relate.” Daniel Gold, in The New York Times, says “the film belongs to Ms. Shannon, who vividly etches Joanne in a full end-of-life range: funny, loving, angry, regretful, exhausted and resigned.”

Unrated, “Other People” runs 97 minutes.

The Opera House Cinema Series is sponsored by Lake Shore Savings Bank. Additional support for this special screening comes from the State University of New York at Fredonia College of Visual & Performing Arts.

Tickets are available at the door for $7 (adults), $6.50 (seniors & Opera House members) and $5 (students) the night of each screening. A book of 10 movie passes is available for $60 at the door or online at www.fredopera.org.

For more information, call the Opera House Box Office at 679-1891.

The Opera House is equipped with individualized closed captioning headsets for the deaf, as well as with assistive listening headsets for the hearing-impaired. Simply request one from any usher or Opera House staff member. Headset funding provided by Robert and Marilyn Maytum, the John Ben Snow Memorial Trust, the Dunkirk-Fredonia Lions Club, and by a grant from Theatre Development Fund’s TAP Plus program in partnership with the New York State Council on the Arts.

The 1891 Fredonia Opera House is a member-supported not-for-profit performing arts center located in Village Hall in downtown Fredonia.