Product Information
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 who is betrothed to the determined Mira but is in love with Eurydice. As Mira and Death himself pursue the doomed Orpheus and his lover through the streets of Rio de Janeiro, Carnival literally brings the streets to life. Lush photography and the timeless and brilliant bossa nova sounds of Jobim give the film a distinct power and beauty.Product Identifiers
ProducerSacha Gordine
EAN5050629527834
eBay Product ID (ePID)28048560130
Product Key Features
ActorLea Garcia, Marpessa Dawn, Breno Mello
Film/TV TitleBlack Orpheus
DirectorMarcel Camus
LanguagePortuguese
Run Time103 Mins
FormatDVD
Release Year2017
FeaturesCriterion Collection
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs1
Certificate12A/12
Country/Region of ManufactureBrazil
ComposerAntonio Carlos Jobim, Luiz Bonfa
ReviewsThe Guardian - Inspired, Empire - A treat for the eys and ears
AwardsBest Foreign Film 1959 -
ScreenwriterVinicius De Moraes, Marcel Camus, Jacques Viot
Sound sourceDolby Digital
Movie/TV TitleBlack Orpheus
EditorAndree Feix
Director of PhotographyJean Bourgoin
Consumer AdviceContains infrequent moderate bad language