Black Orpheus (1958)
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Reviews Counted: 16 Fresh: 16 Rotten:0 Average Rating: 8/10
Runtime: 1 hr 47 mins
Synopsis: Camus' winner of the Palme d'Or winner at the 1959 Cannes Film Festival is a modern reinterpretation of the myth of Orpheus which simultaneously celebrates the beauty, music and people of Brazil. In this version of the ages-old tale, Orpheus is a streetcar conductor and star Carnival dancer... [More]
Genre: Foreign Films
Starring: Breno Mello, Marpessa Dawn, Lea Garcia
Director: Marcel Camus
Screenwriter: Venitius De Moraes, Jacques Viot
Producer: Sacha Gordine
Composer: Antonio Carlos Jobim, Luiz Bonfa
Screenwriter: Venitius De Moraes, Jacques Viot
Producer: Sacha Gordine
Composer: Antonio Carlos Jobim, Luiz Bonfa
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07/22/08
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Despite that, Black Orpheus, while not being a cinematic full meal nevertheless is a sweet piece of candy, and thus has to be judged more on its entertainment value than its artistic value; mindful that, unlike the Orphic films of Cocteau, it, at least su
03/12/07
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Dated, to put it mildly. But still colorful, with charming lead performances and that wonderful score.
07/12/06
Even when the streamers, confetti, and brass bands aren't there, you can see and hear them.
04/14/06
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What gives the film its mesmerising atmosphere is cinematographer Jean Bourgoin’s discrete contrasts between the vibrancy of the daylight revels and the looming malevolence of the nocturnal sequences.
04/01/06
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01/26/06
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The Technicolour film's strongest suit remains the way it captures the jubilant celebrations in the city, and the dance sequences which showcase the samba skills of the leads.
10/25/05
A surface pleasure, mostly, but what a surface! Exquisitely colorful and wonderfully rhythmic.
01/23/04
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05/24/03
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Swarms of sinuous girls and children shimmy and race to the samba beat, which is insistent through most of the footage. That's what makes the picture alive.
05/20/03
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