Grande ilusão

Orfeu negro (Black Orpheus)

(1959)

The latest addition to my liturgical calendar, slotted in around Carnival. Had the soundtrack for years before finally seeing the film for the first time a couple of years ago; loved it, bought it, put it on the calendar. So filmmakers, if you want me to watch your film annually, start by filling it with irresistible music (getting Jobim to contribute isn't a bad idea), then make it gorgeous to look at too, with wild swirls of color and sea and mountain and sky and preferably beautiful people from a sunny land. And of course, it's always a good idea to make it an Oz movie, even if a tragic one.