TCD’s Milwaukee Film Fest Picks

Wednesday, October 2

“Becoming Traviata” focuses on a production of Verdi’s “La Traviata,” about a wayward courtesan and her checkered love affair with a young nobleman.

TCD Pick: Becoming Traviata

Come on, you know we weren’t going to recommend something other than the cool opera movie, right? But we aren’t just recommending Becoming Traviata for its subject matter: director Jean-Francois Sivadier’s naturalistic production of Verdi’s La Traviata. The film’s also a portrait of collaboration at its finest, and a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at an opera company at work. For the especially opera-inclined, though, you can join the Florentine Opera (sponsoring the film) after this screening at the Bay restaurant for a talkback about the film and performances from La Traviata, the Florentine’s upcoming opening production.

Becoming Traviata will screen three times during the film festival: Wednesday, Oct. 2, at 6:45 p.m. at Fox-Bay Cinema; Tuesday, Oct. 8, at 7:45 p.m. at the Oriental Theatre; and Thursday, Oct. 10 at 2:30 p.m. at Fox-Bay Cinema.

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TCD also recommends: Beyond the Hills, 4:30 p.m., Downer; Finding Mr. Right, 7 p.m., Fox-Bay Cinema; Blancanieves, 7:45 p.m., Downer. And if you’re a member of Milwaukee Film, don’t miss the Super Secret Screening, at 7 p.m. at the Oriental.

Re-screening recommendations: Ludwig II, noon, Oriental; Hannah Arendt, 2 p.m., Fox-Bay Cinema, God Loves Uganda, 2:30 p.m., Fox-Bay Cinema

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