Black Orpheus (1959) ( Orfeu Negro ) ( Orphée noir )

Black Orpheus (1959) (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Orfeu Negro
Alternate Title: Orphée noir
Screened, competed or awarded at:
BAFTA Awards
Cannes Film Festival
Golden Globes
Oscar Academy Awards
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
Portuguese ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
103 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1959 and produced in:
Brazil ( Latin America, Mexico )
France ( France, Benelux )
Italy ( Italy, Greece )

Directed By:
Marcel Camus

Written By:
Marcel Camus
Vinicius De Moraes

Actors:
Breno Mello ..... Orfeo
Marpessa Dawn ..... Eurydice
Lourdes de Oliveira ..... Mira
Léa Garcia ..... Serafina
Ademar Da Silva ..... Death
Alexandro Constantino ..... Hermes
Waldemar De Souza ..... Chico
Jorge Dos Santos ..... Benedito
Aurino Cassiano ..... Zeca

Synopsis:

In Rio, Orfeo is a trolley conductor and musician, engaged to Mira. During Carnival week, he sees Eurydice, who's fled her village in fear of a stalker; it's love at first sight. Her cousin Sarafina, with whom she stays in Rio, is a friend of Orfeo and Mira, so the star-crossed lovers meet again. Later, during the revels, wearing Sarafina's costume, Eurydice dances a provocative samba with Orfeo. Not only is Mira enraged when her rival is unmasked, but she is being stalked by Death: Eurydice is in danger, pursued through noisy crowds and a morgue. Can Orfeo conduct her to safety? Don't look back.

In the heady atmosphere of Rio's carnival, two people meet and fall in love. Eurydice, a country girl, has run away from home to avoid a man who arrived at her her looking for her. She is convinced that he was going to kill her. She arrives in Rio to stay with her cousin Serafina. Orfeo works as a tram conductor and is engaged to Mira - as far as Mira is concerned anyways. As Eurydice and Orpheus get to know one another they fall deeply in love. Mira is mad with jealousy and when Eurydice disappears, Orfeo sets out to find her.

A retelling of the Orpheus and Eurydice myth, set during the time of the Carnaval in Rio de Janeiro.

This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 11 November, 2014.