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Black Orpheus

The film that introduced Bossa Nova to the world...
The film that introduced Bossa Nova to the world...
Drama, Romance - 1959
Black Orpheus
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Young lovers Orfeu and Eurydice run through the favelas of Rio during Carnaval, on the lam from a hitman dressed like Death and Orfeu's vengeful fiancée Mira and passing between moments of fantasy and stark reality. This impressionistic retelling of the Greek legend of Orpheus and Eurydice introduced bossa nova to the world with its soundtrack by young Brazilian composers Luiz Bonfá and Antonio Carlos Jobim.
Director:
,
Marcel Camus
Cast:
,
Marpessa Dawn
,
Breno Mello
,
Léa Garcia
,
Lourdes de Oliveira
,
Adhemar Ferreira da Silva
,
Alexandre Constantino
,
Waldetar De Souza
,
Jorge Dos Santos
,
Aurino Cassiano
,
Maria Alice

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Details

Runtime:
100 min
Release date:
12 Jun 1959
Country:
BR, IT, FR
Languages:
Portuguese
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
Won 1 Oscar. 4 wins & 2 nominations total

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
An almost irrationally infectious retelling of the Orpheus-Eurydice chestnut set during carnival and feverish with hip-swiveling hustle, exploding local color, and sleeve-worn heart.
– Michael Atkinson,
Village Voice,
15 Nov 2013
rotten:
This sort of thing was considered high art not so long ago; now it seems forced and ponderously symbolic.
– Dave Kehr,
Chicago Reader,
15 Nov 2013
fresh:
[The film has] swirling color, the excitement of samba and the accessible joy of a fabled city, not to mention a charming Orpheus in the young Brazilian Breno Mello, and a dazzling Eurydice in the American-born dancer and actress Marpessa Dawn.
– Joe Morgenstern,
Wall Street Journal,
23 Oct 2010
fresh:
Pic is somewhat cerebral, being mainly helped by the fresh playing of the cast.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
22 Jul 2008
fresh:
One of the great musicals.
– Michael Wilmington,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Aug 2006
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