| Description |
2 videodiscs (103 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4. |
| Series |
Criterion collection.
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| System Details |
DVD, Dolby digital mono., NTSC, region 1. |
| Cast |
Breno Melo, Marpessa Dawn, Lea Garcia, Adhemar Ferreura da Silva, Lourdes de Oliviera. |
| Credits |
Photography, Jean Bourgoin ; editor, Andrée Feix, music, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Luis Bonfa. |
| Summary |
Story based on the legend of Orpheus and Eurydice set against the colorful background of the carnival in Rio de Janiero. With its magnificent color photography and lively soundtrack, this film brought the infectious bossa nova beat to the United States. |
| Note |
Disc 2 special features: archival interviews with director marcel Camus and actress marpessa Dawn; new video interviews with Brazilian cinema scholar Robert Stam, jazz historian Gary Giddins, Brazilian author Ruy Castro; Looking for Black Orpheus, a French documentary about the cultural and musical roots of the film and its resonance in Brazil today; theatrical trailer. |
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For specific features see interactive menu. |
| Awards |
Academy Award, Best Foreign Film ; Palme d'Or, Cannes Film Festival. |
| Subject |
Orpheus (Greek mythological character) -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Man-woman relationships -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Local Subject |
FOREIGN FILMS (PORTUGUESE), VIDEODISCS.
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ACADEMY AWARD WINNERS, 1959.
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| Genre |
Feature films Brazil.
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Motion pictures, Portuguese.
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| Added Author |
Gordine, Sacha.
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Camus, Marcel, 1912-1982.
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Viot, Jacques.
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Mello, Breno.
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Dawn, Marpessa.
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Garcia, Lea.
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Oliviera, Lourdes de.
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Silva, Adhemar Ferreira de, 1927-
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Moraes, Vinícius de.
Orfeu da Conceição.
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| Added Title |
Black Orpheus |
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Orfeu negro |
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Orfeu negro.
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| ISBN |
9781604652871 |
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160465287X |
| Standard No. |
715515059213 |
| Music No. |
CC1905D Criterion Collection |
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