Oct 1, 2021
“You guys up for some reggae tonight?” We watched the first feature film made in Jamaica, starring reggae star Jimmy Cliff, and featuring one of the best soundtracks we’ve covered thus far.
Bonus Material:
Klive Walker’s essay:
How The Harder They Come created Jamaican cinema
Ulrick Casamir’s essay: A question of audience: revisiting Perry Henzell’s The Harder They Come
Perry Henzell’s obituary from 2006
Criterion Listing: The Harder They Come
Music:
“The Endless Scroll” by
Absolutely Free
courtesy of Idée Fixe Records and Arts & Crafts Music Inc.
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