Marcel Camus’s film Black Orpheus

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Marcel Camus’s film *Black Orpheus* is a celebrated 1959 Brazilian-set retelling of the Orpheus and Eurydice myth, renowned for its vibrant Carnival backdrop, bossa nova soundtrack, and Academy Award–winning international acclaim.

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instanceOf feature film
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Film
Palme d'Or
linked to: Palme d’Or
awardYear 1960
basedOn Orpheus and Eurydice myth
play Orfeu da Conceição by Vinicius de Moraes
cinematographer Jean Bourgoin
colorProcess Eastmancolor
composer Antônio Carlos Jobim
Luiz Bonfá
countryOfOrigin Brazil
France
director Marcel Camus
distributor Lopert Films
editor Andrée Feix
festivalScreening 1959 Cannes Film Festival
filmFormat 35 mm
genre fantasy film
musical film
romantic drama
hasSong A Felicidade
Manhã de Carnaval
leadCharacter Eurydice
Orfeu
narrativeBasis retelling of the Orpheus and Eurydice myth
notableFor bossa nova soundtrack
international critical acclaim
vibrant Carnival imagery
originalLanguage Portuguese
originalTitle Orfeu Negro
productionCompany Dispat Films
Sagamore Productions
releaseDate 1959-06-12
releaseYear 1959
runtimeMinutes 100
screenwriter Jacques Viot
Marcel Camus
Vinicius de Moraes
linked to: Vinícius de Moraes
settingLocation Rio de Janeiro
settingPeriod Carnival
starring Breno Mello
Lourdes de Oliveira
Léa Garcia
Marpessa Dawn
title Black Orpheus

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