Question

In a film titled for this character, the director wears painted eyes in a staged funeral for himself, with men in horse costumes as pallbearers. At the start of a film, this character sees a brawl outside a cafe and a motorcycle hit-and-run before being led into (15[1])a car that he thinks is going to (15[1])a hospital. Marianne, Héloïse, and the maid Sophie read this man’s story and debate his motives (15[1])in a scene from Portrait of a Lady on Fire. This character uses magic (*) gloves to pass through a mirror with the help of the chauffeur Heurtebise (“urt-a-BEEZ”) in a film starring the director’s lover Jean (“zhan”) Marais. A film titled for this character’s “Testament” (-5[1])concludes a series (-5[1])that begins with (-5[1])The Blood of a Poet. This character is reimagined as a Black (10[1])trolley car driver (10[1])in a Marcel Camus film set during Brazilian Carnival. For 10 points, a trilogy by Jean Cocteau centers on what character from Greek myth? ■END■ (10[1]0[3])

ANSWER: Orpheus [or Orphée; accept Black Orpheus or Orfeu Negro]
<Morrison, Other Fine Arts>
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Summary

2024 ESPN @ Stanford03/09/2024N2100%50%0%90.50
2024 ESPN @ Chicago03/23/2024N6100%33%17%99.83
2024 ESPN @ Columbia03/23/2024N6100%17%17%109.67
2024 ESPN @ Duke03/23/2024N2100%50%0%82.00
2024 ESPN @ Cambridge04/06/2024Y2100%0%50%145.00
2024 ESPN @ Brown04/06/2024Y333%0%67%134.00
2024 ESPN @ Online06/01/2024Y3100%100%0%56.67

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Morgan BozemanTunks et al.Riley et al.4615
Tris ColeWorld's Fair Wiggle WalkFree-ish Agents5415
Ariel FaederThe Present King of James is BaldWilliams et al.7015
Jacob GoldmanClark ATriple Round Robin Lovers113-5
Victor PavaoLabour's Lost LoversClark B116-5
Parth JagtapA VK a Day Keeps the Doctor AwayEugene o'Negging119-5
Daoud JacksonYou, Me and the Big GHeat-Oppressed Brains13110
Juliet MayerTriple Round Robin LoversClark A13410
Derek FinoClark BLabour's Lost Lovers1590
Jeffrey FungJeffrey and DahmersJason Lovers1590
Mason YuJason LoversJeffrey and Dahmers1590
Brendan BethlehemEugene o'NeggingA VK a Day Keeps the Doctor Away15910