Black Orpheus
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- Synopsis
- Black Orpheus (Orfeu Negro) is literally what its title suggests: a retelling of the "Orpheus and Eurydice" legend enacted by black performers. This time the setting is the annual Carnival in Rio de Janeiro....
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- Starring
- Breno Mello, Marpessa Dawn, Lea Garcia, Lourdes de Oliveira
- Director(s)
- Marcel Camus
- Distributor(s)
- Lopert Pictures Corp
- MPAA Rating
- PG
- Runtime
- 100 min.
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Washington Post | Ann HornadayAdd Critic to Favorites
A riotous, rapturous explosion of sound and color, Black Orpheus is less about Orpheus's doomed love for Eurydice than about Camus's love for cinema at its most gestural and kinetic.Read the full review
Entertainment Weekly | Owen GleibermanAdd Critic to Favorites
The actors are terrific, especially Weaving, who plays bottoming out as a tragedy spiked with gallows humor, and Blanchett, who digs deep into the booby-trapped nature of recovery. The revelation, however, is Rowan Woods, a major filmmaker in the making.Read the full review
The Hollywood Reporter | Erin FreeAdd Critic to Favorites
Confrontational, raw and always compelling, Little Fish is a film of rare power and conviction.Read the full review
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