Black Orpheus - Criterion Collection
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Actor: Alexandro Constantino, Arlete Costa, Aurino Cassiano, Elizeth Cardoso, Maria AliceBrand: Image Entertainment
Primary Contributor: Marpessa Dawn
Primary Contributor: L?a Garcia
Primary Contributor: Breno Mello
Primary Contributor: de Oliveira, Lourdes
DVD: 2 Layers, Region Code 0
Audio: Portuguese (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; English (Subtitled); English (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Format: Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: Academy Ratio, 1.33:1
Running Time: 107 minutes
DVD Release Date: 1999-06-08
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Criterion
Movie Reviews of Black Orpheus - Criterion Collection
Movie Review: A Sense of Place
Summary: 4 Stars
This movie has long been among my favorites. Had it been in English it would get 5 stars. It is this reading that takes away from the beauty of the film. Gritty and real. For me, knowing the story, I really don't have to read, and I can focus on the unusual Beauty.There are some flaws but what it clearly does is gives you a sense of place. You ARE in Rio during carnival....and if you can watch this movie without once getting on your feet...you just don't get it. Enjoy!!
Summary of Black Orpheus - Criterion Collection
Studio: Image Entertainment Release Date: 06/08/1999 Run time: 107 minutes Rating: N/rMarcel 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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