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: 100 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 True Masterpiece
Summary: 5 Stars
I have just finished watching this film this morning; I finally was able to get a copy at the library, and this has got to be one of the saddest love stories out there. Orpheus is a singer who is engaged to Mira, but he meets Eurydice and falls for her hook, line and sinker; Eurydice is running away from the clutches of death and Carnival is in the air in Rio De Janiero; Eurydice's cousin and the two young boys are like a breath of fresh air and encourages them, but Orpheus intended and Death are not far behind. the last parts of the film will make you real sad; In spite of it, the film is still a classic and true masterpiece fifty years after it was made and I can tell why the film comes highly recommended.
Summary of Black Orpheus - Criterion Collection
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.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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