Füge eine Handlung in deiner Sprache hinzuA retelling of the Orpheus and Eurydice myth, set during the time of the Carnaval in Rio de Janeiro.A retelling of the Orpheus and Eurydice myth, set during the time of the Carnaval in Rio de Janeiro.A retelling of the Orpheus and Eurydice myth, set during the time of the Carnaval in Rio de Janeiro.
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And if you watch this movie you will see that they do it very near the end of the last reel, as in the morning when the truck comes round spraying water, just one of a thousand little details that director Marcel Camus got right, and one of the most insignificant. But it is from a multiplicity of detail that an edifice of cinematic genius is constructed.
The true brilliance of Black Orpheus lies in the people who live on the side of the cliffs overlooking the harbor at Rio. It is their energy that prevails. Then there is the color, the costumes, the pounding rhythms, the spectacular vitality of life that is depicted as a carnival of dance and song in which we are driven along as on a wave. And yet there is the constant reality of death. And it strikes in way we cannot comprehend, fatalistically, and we are helpless to do anything about it. And then Orpheus sings, a new Orpheus perhaps, and the sun rises again, and a little girl in white, looking like Eurydice in miniature, begins to dance as the little boy Orpheus plays his guitar, telling us that time has come round again.
Well, that's the plot as adapted by screen writer Jacques Voit from the play by Vinicius d Moraes as divined from the Greek mythology. Supporting this arresting conception is the music by Antonio Carlos Jobim and Luis Bonfa. I recall the former as the composer of bossanova who gave us "The Girl from Ipanema" and made the samba international. Starring in the title role as the streetcar conductor who is loved by all is Beno Melo, who might be seen as the natural man and native of paradise. The very pretty Marpessa Dawn plays Eurydice, an innocent from the country who falls in love with Orpheus and his song. Lourdes de Oliveira plays his intended, Mira who is hot blooded, vital and beautifully ordinary. But the actress I recall most vividly from the time I first saw this in the sixties was Léa Garcia who played Serafina. Her exuberance and comedic flair struck me as something completely different from anybody I had ever seen before. And then there are the boys who follow Orpheus around and emulate his every move. With their torn shirts and unflagging optimism, they represent the new day that will dawn.
If you haven't seen this classic of world cinema, you are in for a singular experience. There is nothing else like it that I know of. And it is as fresh today as when it was made almost half a century ago.
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A marvelous film thanks to the precision of details. The soul of ancient tragedy is present. The Latino hubbub, with pre- Christian rites and images inebriation is present too and the movie is result of this subtle fight and wonderful completion.
It is hard to define a film of this category. Artistic value is part of scenes in personal past and the film is only ladder for a golden age space. So, the gifts of "Orfeu Negro" is perfect refinement, the delicate acting.
"Black Orpheus" is a precious tracery about human condition.
I thought the ending of this film was terrific, capturing the cyclical nature of life and death and suggesting that the primary motivations that drive humanity will be carried on forever by those who succeed us.
"Black Orpheus" won the 1959 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
Grade: A
I saw this film for the first time in the '60s and found it a beautiful
and poignant retelling of the legend. I thought about it off and on
over the years, however, since it was never shown on TV, it faded
from memory. Then in the 1980s, there it was in video format in a
store. It was very expensive (the most I've paid for one), but I was
so delighted to find it, I could hardly wait to get it home.
It was more beautiful and haunting than I remembered. There's a
special uniqueness in the way the inexorable tragedy plays out in
such an unorthodox setting. You know how it has to end, but you're
still drawn into the lives of the characters. How the director ever
conceived of something so original amazes me.
This film is a wonderful experience.
"Orfeo negro" is perfection itself: -Its score is one of the most marvelous I can think of ,now stirring,now wistful as this unforgettable song to make the sun rise.
-The Greek myth is superbly recreated ,and the exotic landscapes add magic to the script.
-The actors are dynamic ;the three leads ,Breno Mello,Lourdes de OLiveira and the wunderkind Marpessa Dawn are excellent-why didn't she make the career she deserved?- -The original version is in Portuguese ,which shows Camus's respect for his audience.
-Best scenes:perhaps the scenes in the house of death,with the walk in the papers;also the final scene where children are still there ,to help the sun rise again and again.The meeting with Death in a power station.
An hymn to the sun and to immortality,"Orfeo Negro" is all this and more.
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- WissenswertesBreno Mello was a soccer player with no acting experience at the time he was cast as Orfeu. Mello was walking on the street in Rio de Janeiro, when Marcel Camus stopped him and asked if he would like to be in a film.
- PatzerWhen Eurydice faints in the arms of Orfeu; her left arm is straight resting just above his right elbow. But on the next cut the orientation of her arm changed and is now bent and resting just below his elbow. Then on a following cut her arm changed position again.
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Orfeo: Try to remember. It's a very old story. Thousands of years ago, Orpheus was sad and melancholic, like this little bird trapped in its cage. But one day, from the strings of his guitar that sought only one true love, a voice spoke to him of lost kisses from the lips of Eurydice. Eurydice's lips trembled anxiously, and her mouth opened slightly like a fragrant flower -
[tries to kiss Eurydice and she pushes him away]
Orfeo: No, you're too young to remember!
Eurydice: But I do. I remember the words you sang.
Orfeo: They were the same words.
Eurydice: That's right. But it was the melody I liked best.
Orfeo: [Eurydice leaves, Orfeo follows, finds her sitting on a rock looking at the landscape with a tear in her eye] Forgive me, Eurydice.
- VerbindungenFeatured in A Huey P. Newton Story (2001)
- SoundtracksGenerique
Traditional folklore, played over opening titles
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