[Brazil@Harvard] Brazilian Film Screening - Hour of the Star - Tonight

*The Brazil Studies Program at Harvard's David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies presents* Brazilian Film Series *Hour of the Star *(1985) Directed by Suzana Amaral After the death of her aunt, Macabéa moves from the Brazilian countryside to the big city in hopes of escaping economic and social poverty. Once there she finds a job, but soon loses it due to her lack of education and hygiene, and has to live in a small room in a boarding house with other women in the same condition. A fortune teller promises that Macabéa will meet a tall, blond and rich man who will fall in love with her and take her away from poverty. But once again, reality is crueler than Macabéa had imagined. Date: *Tuesday, March 23 - TONIGHT* Time: 6:00-8:00pm Location: TSAI Auditorium, 1730 Cambridge Street Contact: Marcio Siwi, msiwi(a)fas.harvard.edu ___________________ FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF THE BRAZIL STUDIES PROGRAM CALENDAR OF EVENTS GO TO: http://www.drclas.harvard.edu/brazil/events