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Black Orpheus

Camus, Marcel, 1912-1982 (Director). Gordine, Sacha. (Added Author). Viot, Jacques. (Screenwriter). Bonfá, Luiz. (Composer). Jobim, Antonio Carlos. (Composer). Mello, Breno. (Actor). Dawn, Marpessa. (Actor). Oliveira, Lourdes de. (Actor). Garcia, Léa, 1933- (Actor). Moraes, Vinícius de. Orfeu da Conceição. (Added Author). Lopert Films. (Added Author). Dispatfilm (Firm) (Added Author). Gemma cinematografica (Firm) (Added Author). Tupan Filmes. (Added Author). Janus Films. (Added Author). Criterion Collection (Firm) (Added Author). Breno Melo, Marpessa Dawn, Lea Garcia, Adhemar Ferreura da Silva, Lourdes de Oliviera. (Cast).

Summary: "Against a background of the Rio carnival, a black tram driver accidentally kills his girlfriend, and after seeking her in the nether regions kills himself to be with her."--Halliwell's Film and video guide, 5th ed.

Record details

ISBN: 9781604652871
ISBN: 160465287X
Physical Description: videorecording
videodisc
2 videodiscs (107 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4.
Edition: Special ed.
Publisher: [Los Angeles, Calif.] : Criterion, c2010.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Originally produced as motion picture in 1959. Based on the play: Orfeu da conȩicão / Vinicius de Moraes. "New, restored high-definition digital transfer"--Container. Special features: archival interviews with director Marcel Camus and actress Marpessa Dawn; new video interviews with Brazilian cinema scholar Robert Stam, jazz historial Gary Giddins, and Brazilian author Ruy Castro; Looking for Black Orpheus, a French documentary about Black Orpheus's cultural and musical roots and its resonance in Brazil today; theatrical trailer.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Photography, Jean Bourgoin ; editor, Andrée Feix, music, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Luis Bonfa.
Participant or Performer Note:	Breno Melo, Marpessa Dawn, Lea Garcia, Adhemar Ferreura da Silva, Lourdes de Oliviera.
System Details Note:	DVD, region 1; 1.33:1 aspect ratio; Dolby digital mono.; NTSC.
Language Note:	Dialogue in Portuguese or English, English subtitles.
Awards Note:	Academy Award, Best Foreign Film ; Grand Prix, Cannes Film Festival.