Black History Month Films Tonight
Two important films -- one based on the life of a groundbreaking film actress, and the other an influential adaptation of a classic opera that featured her -- will be shown tonight in the Commons Theater at the University Student Commons starting at 7 pm. Introducing Dorothy Dandridge (1999) stars Halle Berry as the tragic Dandridge, whose talent and glamour was evident throughout her work and especially in the groundbreaking Carmen Jones (1954), one of the first all-black mainstream films to gain critical acclaim. Dandrige's career was beset by the racisim of her day and ultimately defeated by a studio system that could not find acceptable vehicles for black artists.
Kevin Farley, Humanities Librarian - Collection Management