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Black Orpheus (1959) English · Blu-ray

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Description

Interwoven with the spectacle, madness and vibrancy of the Rio de Janeiro carnival, comes the multi-award winning retelling of the classic legend of Orpheus and Eurydice. Black Orpheusis awash with intoxicating samba music, frenzied dancing and violent costumes, as French auteur Marcel Camus unfolds the melancholy tale of love and tragedy for two people who fall rapturously in love during the annual carnival. From the moment of its first appearance, at the Cannes Film Festival in 1959 - where it won the Palme d Or and went onto win an Oscar and Golden Globe - it was apparent that Black Orpheus was a very special film. Inspired by the ancient Greek myth of a youth who travels to the land of the dead to bring back the woman he loves, but set amongst the slums of modern-day Rio de Janeiro, this bittersweet romantic tragedy has charmed audiences worldwide with its sheer colour, joie de vivre and especially its music. From the opening shot of an ancient frieze of the lovers, Orpheus and Eurydice, and a guitar softly strumming the chords of the film s main musical theme to the fast-moving shots of dancers preparing for Carnival to the convulsive, infectious beat of the Latin American bossa nova beat, Black Orpheus is simply a feast of sound and vision that all movie lovers will admire.

Product details

Actor	Marpessa Dawn, Breno Mello, Lea Garcia, Lourdes De Oliveira
Director	Marcel Camus
Label	atomic fire

Content	Blu-ray
FSK / age rating	from age 6
Publication date	04.07.2016
Genre	Fantasy Romanticism

EAN	5060425350468
Length	111 minutes
Audio	Brazilian Portuguese
Subtitles	English
Year of production	1959
Original title	Orfeu Negro
Version	UK Version
Region code	B

Customer reviews

Orfeu negro

Written on 14. November 2005 by Albert Thorner.

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Muss man gesehen haben. Musik, Ort der Handlung, die Menschen von Rio und die Schauspieler alles perfekt.
Super Film!!!!

Written on 19. September 2008 by CS1973.

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Einer der schönsten und traurigsten Film gleichzeitig. Muss man gesehen haben. Ein Film, der von den Bildern und der Musik lebt... und der schönen Hauptdarstellerin!!!!
etwas vom Feinsten

Written on 03. April 2007 by Cyrill.

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Einer der schönsten und imposantesten Filmen überhaupt. Ein Film, den man nicht bloss nur einmal sieht und den man auch nicht mehr so schnell wieder vergisst!! Ein Muss für jede Sammlung.

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