Young lovers Orfeu and Eurydice run through the favelas of Rio during Carnaval, on the lam from a hitman dressed like Death and Orfeu's vengeful fiancée Mira and passing between moments of fantasy and stark reality. This impressionistic retelling of the Greek legend of Orpheus and Eurydice introduced bossa nova to the world with its soundtrack by young Brazilian composers Luiz Bonfá and Antonio Carlos Jobim.
Amazon.com: Watch Black Orpheus (English Subtitled ...In watching Black Orpheus, the first essential is that the viewer is familiar with the ancient Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice and the narrative of Orpheus descending into the underworld. In the most popular version of the story, Orpheus plays the lute and sings so beautifully that he is able to move the gods to tears.
Black Orpheus on iTunesWinner of both the Academy Award for best foreign-language film and the Cannes Film Festival s Palme d 'Or, Marcel Camus Black Orpheus(Orfeu negro) brings the ancient Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice to the twentieth-century madness of Carnival in Rio de Janeiro.
AFI Movie Club: BLACK ORPHEUS | American Film InstituteThe Oscar®-winning BLACK ORPHEUS transports the ancient Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice to the stunningly sumptuous world of Carnival in Rio de Janeiro. With its vibrant cinematography and pulsating soundtrack by film composers Luiz Bonfá and Antonio Carlos Jobim, BLACK ORPHEUS kicked off the bossa nova craze across America and inspired countless filmmakers, including AFI alum Carl ...
Black Orpheus (1959)Directed by Marcel Camus. With Breno Mello, Marpessa Dawn, Lourdes de Oliveira, Léa Garcia. A retelling of the Orpheus and Eurydice myth, set during the time of the Carnaval in Rio de Janeiro.
Black Orpheus (1959)Directed by Marcel Camus. With Breno Mello, Marpessa Dawn, Lourdes de Oliveira, Léa Garcia. A retelling of the Orpheus and Eurydice myth, set during the time of the Carnaval in Rio de Janeiro.