Black Orpheus

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:film
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Jim_Hall
gptkbp:artist gptkb:Antonio_Carlos_Jobim
gptkb:Vinicius_de_Moraes
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Academy_Award_for_Best_Foreign_Language_Film
gptkb:Palme_d'_Or
gptkb:Golden_Palm
gptkbp:based_on gptkb:Orfeu_da_Conceição
Orpheus myth
gptkbp:box_office $1 million
gptkbp:cast gptkb:Adhemar_da_Silva
gptkb:Adolfo_Celi
gptkb:Zezé_Motta
gptkb:Breno_Mello
gptkb:Marpessa_Dawn
Lourdes de Oliveira
gptkbp:cinematography gptkb:Jean_Bourgoin
colorful
Marcelo Pimentel
gptkbp:color gptkb:Technicolor
Black and white
black and white
gptkbp:country gptkb:Brazil
gptkbp:critical_reception acclaimed
gptkbp:cultural_impact influenced filmmakers
influenced musicians
influenced artists
gptkbp:cultural_representation Brazilian culture
gptkbp:cultural_significance Popularized bossa nova music.
Represents Brazilian cinema.
depicts Brazilian Carnival
gptkbp:directed_by gptkb:Marcel_Camus
gptkbp:director gptkb:Marcel_Camus
gptkbp:distributor gptkb:Columbia_Pictures
gptkbp:edited_by gptkb:Henri_Lanoë
gptkbp:features gptkb:Romance
gptkb:earthquake
Bossa nova music
gptkbp:features_character gptkb:Eurydice
gptkb:Death
gptkb:Orpheus
gptkb:Serafina
gptkb:Mira
gptkbp:film_festival gptkb:film_festival
gptkbp:film_score gptkb:Antonio_Carlos_Jobim
gptkbp:filming_location gptkb:Brazil
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:Ruy_Guerra
gptkbp:genre gptkb:musical
gptkb:High_School
gptkbp:has_impact_on Cultural studies.
Dance.
Film studies.
Musicology.
Theatre.
gptkbp:has_sequel gptkb:Orfeu
gptkb:Black_Orpheus:_The_Return
gptkbp:has_song gptkb:Black_Orpheus_soundtrack
gptkbp:has_theme gptkb:mythological_figure
gptkb:Fate
gptkb:organization
Love and loss
gptkbp:historical_context post-war Brazil
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Black Orpheus
gptkbp:influenced music genres
International perceptions of Brazilian culture.
Subsequent adaptations of the Orpheus myth.
cinema styles
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Italian_Neorealism
gptkb:French_New_Wave
Brazilian culture
African mythology
Carnival traditions
gptkbp:influences gptkb:Tropicalismo_movement
gptkbp:inspiration gptkb:mythological_figure
gptkbp:inspired adaptations
remakes
gptkbp:is_available_on gptkb:streaming_platforms
gptkb:DJ
gptkb:film
Streaming services.
gptkbp:language gptkb:language
gptkbp:legacy Influence on global cinema.
Inspiration for artists.
classic film
Cultural icon of Brazil.
Representation of Afro-Brazilian culture.
Symbol of the Brazilian Carnival.
gptkbp:main_character gptkb:Eurydice
gptkb:Orpheus
gptkbp:music gptkb:Antonio_Carlos_Jobim
gptkbp:music_by gptkb:Antonio_Carlos_Jobim
gptkbp:narrative_style non-linear
gptkbp:notable_appearance Carnival parade
Carnival scene
Eurydice's death
Orpheus's journey to the underworld
Orpheus playing guitar
death of Eurydice
the final dance
gptkbp:notable_for cultural significance
romantic themes
Cinematography by Marcel Camus
depiction of Carnival
gptkbp:plot A retelling of the Orpheus and Eurydice myth set during Carnival.
gptkbp:premiered_on gptkb:film_festival
gptkbp:produced_by gptkb:Marcel_Camus
gptkbp:production_company Marcel Camus Productions
gptkbp:release_date 1959-09-23
gptkbp:release_year gptkb:1959
gptkbp:released_in gptkb:1959
gptkbp:remake gptkb:Orfeu
gptkbp:runtime 100 minutes
gptkbp:screenplay_by gptkb:Joaquim_Pedro_de_Andrade
gptkbp:set_in gptkb:Rio_de_Janeiro
gptkbp:setting gptkb:Rio_de_Janeiro
gptkbp:soundtrack gptkb:Antonio_Carlos_Jobim
gptkbp:symbolism mythological references
gptkbp:themes gptkb:Order
gptkb:cemetery
love