by Marcel Camus · DVD · EAN 8429814120568
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«Orfeo Negro» (Orfeu Negro) is the 1959 film by Marcel Camus, starring Marpessa Dawn and Breno Mello, on DVD.
Eurydice arrives in Rio de Janeiro fleeing a mysterious pursuer and takes refuge at her cousin's home, near the samba schools rehearsing for carnival. There she meets Orfeu, the charismatic director of one of those schools, and a love grows between them that updates the legend of Orpheus and Eurydice in 1950s Brazil.
Based on the stage play by Vinícius de Moraes, with music by Luiz Bonfá and Antonio Carlos Jobim. Audio in Spanish and Portuguese with subtitles in both languages, also for the deaf. 1 disc, 102 minutes.
Winner of the Palme d'Or at Cannes and the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, for cinephiles and lovers of Brazilian culture.
