Black Orpheus (1959)
- Original title
- Orfeu Negro
- Directed by
- Marcel Camus
- Genre
- drama film, fantasy film, comedy film, musical film, romance film
- Country
- Brazil, France, Italy
- Runtime
- 1h 47m
- Rated
- PG
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 239 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A retelling of the Orpheus and Eurydice myth set in a Rio de Janeiro favela during Carnaval. A trolley conductor and guitarist falls in love with a woman from the countryside, but their romance is shadowed by fate.
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What happens
Black Orpheus (Portuguese: Orfeu Negro [ɔhˈfew ˈnegɾu]) is a 1959 romantic tragedy film directed by French filmmaker Marcel Camus and starring Marpessa Dawn and Breno Mello. It is based on the play Orfeu da Conceição by Vinicius de Moraes, which set the Greek legend of Orpheus and Eurydice in a contemporary favela in Rio de Janeiro during Carnaval. The film was an international co-production among companies in Brazil, France and Italy. The film is particularly noted for its soundtrack by two Brazilian composers: Antônio Carlos Jobim, whose song "A felicidade" opens the film, and Luiz Bonfá, whose "Manhã de Carnaval" and "Samba de Orfeu" have become classics of bossa nova. The songs performed by Orfeu were dubbed by singer Agostinho dos Santos. Lengthy passages of filming took place in the Morro da Babilônia, a favela in the Leme neighbourhood of Rio. Black Orpheus won the Palme d'Or at the 1959 Cannes Film Festival, the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film, and was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Film. While the film has been celebrated internationally, it has been criticized by some Brazilians film critics and scholars for exoticizing Brazil for an international audience, reinforcing stereotypes. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Moral em Concordata (1959)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.