free screening: "Black Orpheus"

BLACK ORPHEUS Directed by Marcel Camus (1959).
Brazilian with subtitles. In Rio, Orfeo is a trolley conductor and musician, engaged to Mira. During Carnival week, he sees Eurydice, who's fled her village in fear of a stalker; it's love at first sight. Her cousin Sarafina, with whom she stays in Rio, is a friend of Orfeo and Mira, so the star-crossed lovers meet again. Later, during the revels, wearing Sarafina's costume, Eurydice dances a provocative samba with Orfeo. Not only is Mira enraged when her rival is unmasked, but she is being stalked by Death: Eurydice is in danger, pursued through noisy crowds and a morgue. Can Orfeo conduct her to safety? Don't look back.

(The Brazilian retelling of Orpheus' trip to the underworld to bring his love, Eurydice, back from the dead. It takes place in Rio de Janeiro during Carnival. The bossa nova music is fabulous, by Antonio Carlos Joabim and Luis Bonfa.)

DATE: March 30 (Sunday)
TIME: 5 PM
ADMISSION: free
POPCORN: free
Suggested donation: $5
LOCATION: Upstart Media Arts Center, 1800 Linda St, Bastrop TX.
(Map & directions at www.upstartinc.org)

For more information, contact Carolyn Banks (512) 303-1531