Reggae Classics: The Harder They Come (1972/2019)
On Friday May 27 at 8pm we will show the ultimate Jamaican reggae classic, ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ (1972/2019), during the fourth edition of ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ด๐ด๐ฎ๐ฒ ๐๐น๐ฎ๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ at ๐ ๐ฒ๐น๐ธ๐๐ฒ๐ด ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ! It concerns a completely new scan of the original footage, so that the film looks and sounds better than ever before! And of course there are again Jamaican snacks from ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ด๐ด๐ฎ๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ถ๐๐ฎ and reggae tunes as soon as you enter the theatre.
๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ด๐ด๐ฎ๐ฒ ๐๐น๐ฎ๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐: ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ
Date: Friday May 27 2022
Time: 8pm (doors open: 7.30pm)
Venue: Melkweg Cinema
Title: ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ
Director: Perry Henzell
Country: Jamaica
Year: 1972/2019
Duration: 109 min
Language: Jamaican English (patois) with English subtitles
Supporting film: TBA
Tickets: โฌ12,50 (incl. Jamaican goodiebag from ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ด๐ด๐ฎ๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ถ๐๐ฎ)
Ticket link:ย https://bit.ly/reggae-classics-thtcย (soon come)
๐ฆ๐๐ป๐ผ๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐ ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ
The film is already 50 years old, but ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ is still considered ‘the most influential Jamaican film and one of the most important films from the Caribbean’, as renowned film scholar Barbara Mennel once described Perry Henzell’s urban crime drama. With the story of ‘original rude boy’ Ivan Martin, director Perry Henzell put himself and Jamaican and Caribbean cinema on the map in 1972, ten years after Jamaica’s independence. When young Jamaican Ivan Martin (played by reggae singer Jimmy Cliff) moves to Kingston, he tries to fulfill his dream of becoming a reggae singer. When his career doesn’t take off, he gets involved with corrupt music producers and drug dealers. The film was a huge hit in Jamaica and became very popular in the United States and later elsewhere as well. ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ was not only the very first Jamaican feature film, it was also the film that introduced reggae to the world. Jimmy Cliff, whose character was loosely based on the life of Rhygin, a genuine Jamaican outlaw folk hero of the 1950s, contributed significantly to this with his legendary role and songs such as ‘Many Rivers to Cross’, ‘You Can Get It If You Really Because’ and, of course, ‘The Harder They Come’. In short, an absolute must for every reggae fan and film lover!
๐๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ด๐ด๐ฎ๐ฒ ๐๐น๐ฎ๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐
In honour of Jamaica’s 60th anniversary, Melkweg Cinema, Caribbean Creativity and Reggae Rita have joined forces to host a Jamaican night every last Friday of the month! With ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ด๐ด๐ฎ๐ฒ ๐๐น๐ฎ๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ we commemorate and celebrate ‘Jamaica 60’, the 69th anniversary of the island’s independence. We will program a Jamaican film classic or premiere every month, including authentic Jamaican food from Reggae Rita and of course as much reggae music as possible (from DJs in the theatre to concert in the club). ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ด๐ด๐ฎ๐ฒ ๐๐น๐ฎ๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ is supported by the Jamaican Embassy and the Jamaica Tourist Board.
๐๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ ๐ฒ๐น๐ธ๐๐ฒ๐ด ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ, ๐ฅ๐ถ๐๐ฎ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ด๐ด๐ฎ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐
โMelkweg Cinema is a film theatre in Amsterdam specifically dedicated to screening music films. Reggae Rita is a Jamaican pop-up restaurant and caterer based in Amsterdam. Caribbean Creativity is a non-profit organization committed to the programming and promotion of Caribbean and Caribbean-themed cinema in the Netherlands and beyond.
