Marcel Camus’s film Black Orpheus
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Marcel Camus’s film *Black Orpheus* is a celebrated 1959 Brazilian-set retelling of the Orpheus and Eurydice myth, renowned for its vibrant Carnival backdrop, bossa nova soundtrack, and Academy Award–winning international acclaim.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Marcel Camus’s film Black Orpheus canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | feature film ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
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Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Film NERFINISHED ⓘ Palme d'Or NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardYear | 1960 ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Orpheus and Eurydice myth
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play Orfeu da Conceição by Vinicius de Moraes ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Jean Bourgoin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | Eastmancolor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer |
Antônio Carlos Jobim
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Luiz Bonfá NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Brazil
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France ⓘ |
| director | Marcel Camus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Lopert Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Andrée Feix NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| festivalScreening | 1959 Cannes Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmFormat | 35 mm ⓘ |
| genre |
fantasy film
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musical film ⓘ romantic drama ⓘ |
| hasSong |
A Felicidade
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Manhã de Carnaval NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadCharacter |
Eurydice
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Orfeu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeBasis | retelling of the Orpheus and Eurydice myth ⓘ |
| notableFor |
bossa nova soundtrack
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international critical acclaim ⓘ vibrant Carnival imagery ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Portuguese ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Orfeu Negro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Dispat Films
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Sagamore Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1959-06-12 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1959 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 100 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Jacques Viot
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Marcel Camus NERFINISHED ⓘ Vinicius de Moraes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Rio de Janeiro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | Carnival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Breno Mello
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Lourdes de Oliveira NERFINISHED ⓘ Léa Garcia NERFINISHED ⓘ Marpessa Dawn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Black Orpheus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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