Black Orpheus is a 1959 romantic tragedy film directed by French filmmaker Marcel Camus and starring Marpessa Dawn and Breno Mello. It is based on the play Orfeu da Conceição by Vinicius de Moraes, which set the Greek legend of Orpheus and Eurydice in a contemporary favela in Rio de Janeiro during Carnaval. The film was an international co-production among companies in Brazil, France and Italy.
Black Orpheus (1959)
Directed by Marcel Camus
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Adhemar Da Silva, Brazil, Cannes Film Festival, Carnaval, Dancing In The Street, Film Based On Literature, Guitar, Mind-Bending/Experimental, Myths/Legends/Magic, Orpheus, Rio De Janeiro, Samba, Trolley
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Based On: Orfeu da Conceição
Filming Location: Rio de Janeiro
Narrative Location: Rio de Janeiro
Filming Location: Rio de Janeiro
Narrative Location: Rio de Janeiro
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Alternate Titles
A fekete Orfeusz
HU
Black Orpheus
CA, IN, GB, US
Czarny Orfeusz
PL
Musta Orfeus
FI
Orfeo negro
AR, GR, IT, MX, PE, ES
Orfeu do Carnaval
, BR
Orfeu Negro
BR, CA, EC, FR, DE, US
Orfeu negro
SE
Orfeu Negru
RO
Orphée noir
FR
Siyah Örfe
TR
Sort karneval
DK
Μαύρος Ορφέας
GR
Черният Орфей
BG
Чорний Орфей
UA
黑人奥菲尔
CN
黑色奧菲斯
TW
黒いオルフェ
JP
흑인 오르페
KR