To: Fred Nerks
One might not recall correctly how old they were, or the date they saw a movie, but remember where it was they saw the movie.
If SAD spent a summer in Chicago working as an au pair. And she saw Black Orpheus while working as an au pair - then that occurred during the summer of 1960.
To: MMaschin
Providing Dreams is a reliable source of facts and information, you are correct.
To: MMaschin
And she forgot how old she was? Yes, that'll work. You've convinced me. Anything to make it seem she must have gone from Mercer Island straight to Hawaii so she could meet the handsome black she fell instantly in love with... It's so very very Disney, and it keeps motherhood sacrosanct. And Ayres didn't use the Black Orpheus contrivance as a method to get you used to the idea that she had the hots for black men when she wasn't even out of high school...when she was only sixteen then
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