by Marcel Camus · Regia Films · DVD · EAN 8436037888076
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«Orfeo Negro» is the film by Marcel Camus (1959), starring Breno Mello, Marpessa Dawn and Lourdes De Oliveira, on DVD.
Eurydice arrives in Rio de Janeiro on the eve of carnival and meets Orfeu, a tram driver and guitarist; their relationship is threatened by the jealous Mira and a figure watching her from the crowd. Adaptation of the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice based on the play by Vinicius de Moraes, with music by Antonio Carlos Jobim and Luiz Bonfá and the themes «A Felicidade» and «Manhã de Carnaval».
Winner of the Palme d'Or at Cannes (1959), the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film and the Golden Globe for Best Foreign Film (1960). Audio in Portuguese and Spanish with Spanish subtitles.
For fans of classic cinema and romantic musicals, with the atmosphere of the Rio carnival and a Brazilian soundtrack.
