Please join us this Wednesday, September 8th, at 6pm at Catamount Arts for "Black Orpheus". In the heady atmosphere of Rio's carnival, two people meet and fall in love. Eurydice, a country girl, has run away from home to avoid a man who arrived at her her looking for her. She is convinced that he was going to kill her. She arrives in Rio to stay with her cousin Serafina. Orfeo works as a tram conductor and is engaged to Mira – as far as Mira is concerned anyways. As Eurydice and Orpheus get to know one another they fall deeply in love. Mira is mad with jealousy and when Eurydice disappears, Orfeo sets out to find her.

Hosted by guest film curator Robert Farlice. Robert will begin the screening with some background information about the film, and then will lead a discussion at the film's end. Robert describes this film as "visually stunning, breakthrough cinema". This is the film that introduced Bossa Nova to the world.

Robert was an academic advisor in the Educational Opportunity Program at San Francisco State University for 30 years, and also developed and implemented the media unit. He was a lecturer in Cinema Studies. Robert's two main interests are in Third World cinema, and Film Noir. Now retired, Robert resides in St Johnsbury, VT.

Catamount Arts is located at 115 Eastern Avenue in St. Johnsbury. Admission to this film is free. Masks must be worn in the arts center. For more information contact the Catamount Arts box office at 802-748-2600 ext. 3