Event Summary:

Picturehouse 441 and ACE are proud to be partnering on a series of live virtual Q&As as part of our mutual efforts to promote film literacy. Join us for a Q&A with actor Sir Jonathan Pryce, as he discusses his work on the 1985 science-fiction black comedy Brazil. In a career full of wildly imaginative films, Brazil stands tall as Terry Gilliam’s most complete and satisfying vision. Inspired by George Orwell’s 1984 (Brazil was originally titled 1984 1/2 but was changed after Michael Radford’s direct cinematic adaptation of the novel beat Brazil to theaters by a year), this pitch-black dystopian comedy about a bureaucrat (Sir Jonathan Pryce) who dreams of escaping his monotonous life has had a profound influence on decades of subsequent films. Brazil pops with the thrill of invention and is grounded with a profound sense of humanity by Sir Jonathan Pryce in his breakout performance. An oddly timely and prophetic vision of the now-past future (or was it always past?) that's brilliantly cut by Julian Doyle, Brazil has revealed itself to be a warning of forthcoming history that’s both deeply disturbing and insanely entertaining. This event will be a Zoom Webinar on Tuesday, May 21 at 4PM ET/1PM PT. **ACE members, please check your email for free ticket information.**