Black Orpheus [VHS]

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	Actor(s):	Breno Mello Marpessa Dawn Lourdes de Oliveira Léa Garcia Marcel Camus
	Video by:	Homevision
	Sales Rank:	209884

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Actor(s):
Breno Mello
Marpessa Dawn
Lourdes de Oliveira
Léa Garcia
Marcel Camus

Creators:
Marcel Camus (Writer)
Jean Bourgoin (Cinematographer)
Andrée Feix (Editor)
Sacha Gordine (Producer)
Jacques Viot (Writer)
Vinicius de Moraes (Writer)

Director(s):
Marcel Camus

Recording label: Homevision
EAN: 9786302784985
Binding: VHS Tape
ISBN: 6302784980
Format: Color, Subtitled, NTSC,
Release Date: 2000-06-16
Universal product code (UPC): 037429060339
Number of discs: 1
Audience rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)

Description
An Academy Award®-winning retelling of the Orphic legend in a modern day setting, Black Orpheus explodes with dance, music, and magnificent color photography. The tragic love between a streetcar conductor and a shy country girl unfolds against the madness of a carnival in Rio de Janeiro, with its intoxicating samba music, frenzied dancing, and colorful costumes.

Amazon.com
Marcel Camus's 1959 update of the Greek myth features an all-black cast and a story set in the frenetic energy of Carnival in Rio de Janeiro. Orpheus, a trolley car conductor and superb samba dancer, is engaged to Mira but in love with Eurydice. For his change of heart, Orpheus and his new doomed lover are pursued by a vengeful Mira and a determined Death through the feverish Carnival night. Camus at once demystifies and remystifies the old story, shifting not only its location but its tone and context, forcing a reevaluation of the legend as a more passionate, pulsing, sensual experience. The film is really one-of-a-kind, an absolute whirl that barely needs words. --Tom Keogh

Running time: 100 minutes
Language: English (Unknown)
Language: English (Subtitled)