Courtesy of Universal Studios

Dir. Terry Gilliam
1985 | United Kingdom | R
Runtime: 2 hours, 22 min

Dystopian masterpiece Brazil follows Sam Lowry, a government employee who escapes monotony through daydreams of himself as a winged hero rescuing a beautiful woman. When a clerical error leads to the wrongful arrest of an innocent man instead of wanted rogue Harry Tuttle, Lowry tries to fix the mistake and in the process, meets the woman from his dreams—pulling them both deeper into a bureaucratic web of mindless red tape and mistaken identities. Starring Jonathan Pryce, Ian Holm, Michael Palin, Katherine Helmond, Kim Griest, and Robert DeNiro, and co-written by Terry Gilliam, Tom Stoppard, and Charles McKeown.

Featured Introduction by Maureen A. Ryan, Co-Concentration Head of Creative Producing, Professor of Professional Practice, Film. Professor Ryan is an award-winning producer of narrative and documentary feature films, including Man on Wire, Dick Johnson Is Dead, Becoming, Bomber, and Wisconsin Death Trip.

From Professor Ryan: “Although Brazil was released in 1985 it is more relevant today than any film I have seen. It speaks to our times with a dark, twisted humor and gob-smacking creativity that is just what we need to right now. Join us for a rare public screening of a remarkable and unforgettable film.”