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Black Orpheus - Criterion Collection

starring: Maria Alice, Elizeth Cardoso, Aurino Cassiano, Alexandro Constantino, Arlete Costa

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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Image Entertainment
EAN: 9780780022218
Format: Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, NTSC
ISBN: 0780022211
Label: Criterion
Manufacturer: Criterion
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Academy Ratio
Publisher: Criterion
Release Date: June 08, 1999
Running Time: 107 minutes
Sales Rank: 10509
Studio: Criterion
Theatrical Release Date: December 21, 1959



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Description:
1960 Academy Award Winner and winner of the Palme d'Or at the 1959 Cannes Film Festival, Marcel Camus' Black Orpheus retells the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice against the madness of Carnival in Rio de Janeiro. With its magnificent color photography and lively soundtrack, this film brought the infectious bossa nova beat to the United States. Criterion is proud to present the extended international version of Black Orpheus in a gorgeous new transfer.

Amazon.com:
Marcel Camus's 1959 update of the Greek myth features an all-black cast and a story set in the frenetic energy of Carnival in Rio de Janeiro. Orpheus, a trolley car conductor and superb samba dancer, is engaged to Mira but in love with Eurydice. For his change of heart, Orpheus and his new doomed lover are pursued by a vengeful Mira and a determined Death through the feverish Carnival night. Camus at once demystifies and remystifies the old story, shifting not only its location but its tone and context, forcing a reevaluation of the legend as a more passionate, pulsing, sensual experience. The film is really one-of-a-kind, an absolute whirl that barely needs words. --Tom Keogh



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Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - A Sense of Place
This movie has long been among my favorites. Had it been in English it would get 5 stars. It is this ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - One of the best
I love this movie. I am from Pittsburgh, PA, and would love to know more about Marpessa Dawn. I read ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - A VERY SPECIAL CLASSIC
I, like Barack Obama's mother(ref. TIME April 21, 2008 p.38), fell in love with this movie when I first ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Great Experience ; Luis Boston, MA
Black Orfeus, is not jus a movie, but an experience. Watching this movie will take you on a journey of humanity. ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - keeps me humming all day
I saw this many years ago and the songs haunted me then. I used the film in a class to show demonstrate how a short ... Read More

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