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Black Orpheus Orfeu negro

Black Orpheus Orfeu negro [videorecording] = Black Orpheus Title on disc and container: Marcel Camus' Black Orpheus - Extended international version. - [Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, c1999. - 1 videodisc (107 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. - Criterion collection ; 48 .

DVD release of the 1959 motion picture. Special features: Uncut version of film featuring previously unseen footage, remastered sound, new English subtitle translation, English-dubbed soundtrack, French theatrical trailer. Inspired from the play "Orfeu da condeicao" by Vinicius de Moraes. "A Janus Films release"--Container.

Producer, Sacha Gordine ; director, Marcel Camus ; script, Jacques Viot ; photography, Jean Bourgoin ; music, Luis Bonfa, Antonio Carlos Jobim. Producer, Sacha Gordine ; director, Marcel Camus ; script, Jacques Viot ; photography, Jean Bourgoin ; music, Luis Bonfa, Antonio Carlos Jobim.

Breno Melo, Marpessa Dawn, Lourdes de Oliveira, Lea Garcia.

Story based on the legend of Orpheus and Eurydice set against the colorful background of the carnival in Rio de Janiero. With its magnificent color photography and lively soundtrack, this film brought the infectious bossa nova beat to the United States.


DVD ; Dolby digital mono ; 1.33:1 aspect ratio.


In Portuguese with optional English subtitles or dubbed English.

0780022211

BLA070 Criterion Collection


Feature films.
Orpheus (Greek mythology)
Carnival--Brazil--Rio de Janeiro--Drama.
Bossa nova (Music)