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Black Orpheus

Orfeu Negro (original)

1960 Academy Award Winner and winner of the Palme d'Or at the 1959 Cannes Film Festival, Marcel Camus' 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.

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1960 Academy Award Winner and winner of the Palme d'Or at the 1959 Cannes Film Festival, Marcel Camus' BLACK ORPHEUS retells the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice against the madness of Carnival in Rio de Janeiro. With its ma... Read more

Watch "Black Orpheus" from streaming services Google Play, Chili, Amazon and several more released in 1959. It's a drama and fantasy movie, and has a rating of 7.4 out of 10 from Imdb which is usually fine for this kind of movie.

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