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Black Orpheus (1959)

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Summary: 1960 Academy Award Winner and winner of the Palme d'Or at the 1959 Cannes Film Festival, Marcel Camus's Black Orpheus retells the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice against the madness of Carnival in Rio de Janeiro. With its magnificent color photography and lively soundtrack, this film brought the infectious bossa nova beat to the United States. (Criterion Collection)
AKA: Orfeu Negro
Genres: Romance, Comedy, Drama
Country: Brazil, France, Italy
Directed By: Marcel Camus
More information at the Internet Movie Database
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na cinema_hell
50
 T1
na screentime
78
 T9
na kyle.loomis
7
 T8
na elmakebabi
65
 T5
na calinki
70
 T4
na sakaerka
75
 T3
na jodamico
77
 T7
na magnoliakid
93
 T7
na jef costello
85
 T9
na mvsilva
78
 T6
na schnofel
50
 T4
na BillyShears
75
 T7
It's 115 degrees outside with 100% humidity, let's dance.
na botelhudo
70
 T5
na alecec24
85
 T8
na Blindfolk
85
 T9
na twincinema
85
 T9
it's easy to get lost in the vibrant colours, the hypnotic dancing, and the fantastic music. camus adapts the tragedy of orpheus into a celeberation.
na MrHedgepig
80
 T3
na macumbalove
50
 T6
na elephantman
78
 T7
na s_freiwald
91
 T10
na ecalder
35
 T1
na IMDb-byvotes
74
 T7
na jeff_v
72
 T7
na Ramiro
65
 T4
na Devin
75
 T8
na margot
68
 T4
na empire434
42
 T2
na theyshoot10
55
 T2
904
na Coheed
75
 T8
na kastenm
75
 T6
na ribtin
75
 T8
na ledfloyd
90
 T9
na Stain
50
 T4
I know perfectly well how acclaimed this movie is. I have just never been that impressed with it, not even the much-heralded soundtrack. Believe it or not, the Jim Henson "Storyteller" TV show did a better job with the Orpheus legend IMHO than this or Cocteau's film, and I went through a Greek mythology phase when I was a kid. So sue me :-)
na NPA
50
 T3
na brittan
92
 T6
na priokano
6
 T7
na JoelofArc
80
 T9
na Ercan
7
 T7
na Tds4a
87
 T9
There's something unusually interesting about watching so much non-stop dancing. It provides a strange mood to the film, and it ties in with the Orpheus myth plundered in it. There's a tinge of the mythic and mystical. I particularly liked Death being represented as a black man in a painted costume. Very much its own thing.
na postmodifier
60
 T4
na kjfellows
4
 T6
na trevitron
45
 T2
na Eric WK
60
 T6
na pzingg
90
 T7
na strangelime
70
 T3
na manymoons
88
 T9
na PFish
60
 T6
na JJ1986
70
 T8
na oguzhaners
80
 T8
na bof
76
 T8
na schedrevka
87
 T8
na NRM01
51
 T4
na AsherFord
69
 T9
na IsaacFord
94
 T10
na Communicants
80
 T8
na nicson
60
 T5
na katsuben
5
 T8
na ears550
70
 T7
na 24truths
90
 T9
na nrm4
59
 T5
na NRM02
51
 T4
na jbm
100
 T7
na kxlly
15
 T1
na Svengali
76
 T7
na theyshoot11
52
 T1
#960
na LRibeiro
76
 T6
na Guernica
65
 T7
na Danilolopes
84
 T7
na edaz
94
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na SeanBerndorff
60
 T5
na FallFoliage
45
 T2
na deckard0
88
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na li0li
60
 T3
na gemtea
94
 T10
na Al Chambers
90
 T8
na rant1229
30
 T5
na ratedargh
85
 T8
na hekkon
85
 T8
na avgcrtckr
63
 T6
na fenixdown
77
 T6
na Enygma
65
 T2
na eumaios
90
 T10
na nuked
8
 T9
na Ali_V.
86
 T9
na danielldb
55
 T3
na Kiralio
80
 T10
4/5
na theyshoot07
60
 T4
# 801
na torontodog
70
 T7
Good music.
na lactoba
30
 T1
na RNG
74
 T8
na Warren
84
 T7
na dr. radical
57
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na eveelun
73
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na herring
100
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na welike
20
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na penguinbob31
80
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na MrsEmmaPeel
84
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na running
75
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na djross
60
 T6
na Klauskaiser
0
 T1
isso fede, isso fede, ISSO FEDE!!!!
na tabidots
70
 T2
na boxgod
67
 T6
na Tio
80
 T3
na PeaceAnarchy
73
 T4
A decent adaptation of a classic story, but despite the music and all the carnaval hoopla it never really captivated me.
na flowing
25
 T1
na Mingus
3
 T9
na genuwine57
86
 T8
na jgnikkila
90
 T7
na Theyshootpic
20
 T4
na palindromic
96
 T9
na FitFortDanga
78
 T7
na Darbicus
75
 T8
na ezwriter
100
 T10
na LordofDance
60
 T9
na kangadoodoo
80
 T10
na dharmabum
87
 T9
na Mike_V
60
 T2
na spicebrain
24
 T1
na mosesismoses
85
 T9
na Freder
65
 T5
Hypnotic and worth watching, but has a cold center at the heart of all the hot emotions.
na carlitaliano
59
 T5
na oolookitty
95
 T10
na Cerebrus
70
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na waitsup
66
 T6
na funakupo
56
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na bigloser
65
 T3
na djfntstque
70
 T5
Beautiful to watch, but overrated by any standard of storytelling.
na Antoine
71
 T5
na InaFerrer
79
 T9
na Canguro
66
 T6
na ahmed413
90
 T10
Superfunastic and musicalicious.
na burnmp3s
93
 T10
na lisa77
85
 T9
na Cloudynow
70
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na carmoo3
80
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na Veterini
84
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na CHOICECOD
90
 T9
na sellis
89
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na dagda2
88
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na negative
2
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na DougReese
80
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na lebasi
2
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na allan
60
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na ehrenkm
80
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na winds
5
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na Slvbarek
85
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na spikestone
90
 T9
na Pats_London
96
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na jjack229
70
 T7
na comanchex
83
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na rb42083
80
 T6
na digitalmonk
68
 T4
na Cuculiza
75
 T7
Some of the most beautiful cinematography and intense use of color in movies ever. Though the narrative drags at times, the beauty and honesty of some scenes can't fail to capture the esence of the original myth. A joy to watch.
na coltrane
5
 T7
na filmaffinity
68
 T7
na sidehacker
81
 T9
na ColonelTigh
88
 T4
na jacobb1313
76
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na redmdb
85
 T4
na Ravenna
73
 T5
na Odradek
80
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na imdb
75
 T9
na Sharyna
67
 T4
na BaalMan
85
 T8
na erwit
65
 T4
na TJ Ximenez
100
 T9
na esc861
92
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na ormz
4
 T4
na theyshoot08
57
 T2
863
na mystery_man
67
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Average Tier 6.32 from 170 Rankings rss