Black Orpheus

Black Orpheus

  • Director: Marcel Camus
  • Writer: Marcel Camus,Jacques Viot,Vinicius de Moraes
  • Countries of origin: Brazil, France, Italy
  • Language: Portuguese
  • Release date: December 21, 1959
  • Aspect ratio: 1.37 : 1
  • Also known as: Crni Orfej
  • "Orfeu Negro" is a 100-minute feature film co-produced by Brazil, France, and Italy. The film was directed by Marcel Camus, starring Breno Mello , Marpessa Dawn , Lourdes de Oliveira, etc., and was released in France on June 12, 1959.
    The film tells the story of Ophir, who has a good singing voice, accidentally electrocuted Eurydice, who fell in love with him at first sight, and was chased to death by a jealous fiancee   .

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    Details

    • Release date December 21, 1959
    • Filming locations Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    • Production companies Dispat Films, Gemma, Tupan Filmes

    Movie reviews

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    • By Davonte 2022-11-21 23:42:11

      Orfeu Negro

      Won the Palme d'Or at
      the 12th Cannes International Film Festival, the 32nd Oscar Award for Best Foreign Language Film,
      Golden Ball Award for Best Foreign Language Film,
      Tram Driver Ofi Shan plays the guitar, and has a good singing voice. On the eve of the carnival, Ulysses came to see her cousin, who was riding in Ofe’s car, and when she heard Ofe’s beautiful singing at her cousin’s house, she became attached to her. Ofe’s fiancée is a jealous woman, and when he learned about...

    • By Fidel 2022-11-08 05:32:00

      Learning notes

      I don't know much about Greek mythology, and I don't understand much about metaphors, but the process of watching it is painful and unsightly.
          There is no change in the rhythm, and the so-called "dancing form" is blindly rendered. The relationship between the characters is that a bastard playboy falls in love with a Mengsao girl, Mengsao girl is entangled by a demon, and finally Playboy mistakes Msao girl. Killed, Playboy enters another world of dance, and finally Playboy is killed by...

    • By Wayne 2022-05-08 23:43:02

      Bizarre carnival supernatural event

      Boredom is absolutely only when I'm bored to look at this old black movie, and there are even comments saying that it is the originator of bossa nova, and I don't know what the people who wrote that are eating. In addition, they won so many awards. It seems that those people really didn't have much entertainment before the 1960s really started.

      I have never understood what a masked skeleton man is for. I didn’t realize that it was death until the girl died. I was too white....

    • By Marianna 2022-05-08 23:36:32

      At least, leaving the most charming melody

      This Brazilian song and dance film, which won both Cannes and Oscar awards, was disapproved by harsh critics in the future. It has been forgotten by most people, leaving behind a few unfailing melodies, and it quickly swept the United States. And the samba craze that has taken the world by storm.

      The film story quoted the image of Greek mythology. Orpheus, who is well versed in rhythm, won the sympathy of Hades and rescued his beloved wife Eurydice from hell. However, on the way to...

    • By Christophe 2022-05-08 22:52:54

      Life is a gorgeous robe, full of fleas

      Zhang Ailing said this when she was in the United States-life is like this. Zhang Ailing is a typical reactionary. After the liberation of Shanghai, the newly established Federation of Literary and Art Circles held in the auditorium all Shanghai's literary and art circles, and all the discerning intellectuals and literary circles gathered together. Everyone has said that the Communist Party is the party of the poor, so these big stars, writers, and directors put on their...

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    • By Amy 2023-08-26 01:16:43

      [YVR-theque] 35mm is not very friendly to audiences who don’t know the original story. The characters in it affect the understanding of the plot and the construction of characters. Even if they know the story, the film is too noisy. Honor pressing is more reflected in expanding the boundaries of arthouse at that time, showing the South American style to the world and breaking the shroud of art such as the Italian new reality, the French new wave, and Japanese swords and halberds. But the...

    • By August 2023-08-23 16:34:43

      This world is full of stories, this is a world filled with...

    • By Leonard 2023-08-13 18:21:56

      The last half hour is interesting, and the rest is nothing but exotic. Emotional lack of foreshadowing, looks...

    • By Leopold 2023-08-13 02:43:16

      Black people inspire the top of the slum street Basra American style song and dance carnival TV series nc, but the quality of song and dance is good, and it is a big prize based on ethnic characteristics. Cheap btw The black people look...

    • By Immanuel 2023-07-31 21:49:21

      Eurydice was electrocuted without escape from being chased by the god of death. Ofe was stoned by his fiancée and fell back accidentally to the cliff, where she died with her lover. Crazy...

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    The biggest feature of "Orfeu Negro" is that it has a rich and colorful Brazilian style, but what it lacks is that the love story told is not sincere and touching   . The story of the film is derived from ancient Greek tragedies and belongs to the theme of Western love. However, it is placed in Brazil at the carnival. It is accompanied by bright colors and restless samba. The protagonist has also changed to black people, and it has...
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    Movie quotes

    • Janitor: Are you in pain, my brother?

      Orfeo: I lost Eurydice. It's as if she were burning inside my heart.

      Janitor: Keep calling to her. She'll come.

      Orfeo: I've been calling to her.

      Janitor: Your voice alone isn't strong enough, and these papers can't answer you back. You think these papers care about anybody?

    • Janitor: Call to her. Sing, Orpheus. Sing, Orpheus. Go on. Sing.

    • Orfeo: I have nothing left to live for. I'm poorer than the poorest of black men.

      Hermes: Beg for mercy, my son. We're all poor, and the only words left for us are those of the poor man: Thank you.