Black Orpheus
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Published
[Los Angeles, Calif.] : Criterion, [2010].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (107 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4.
Language
English
ISBN
9781604652871, 160465287X
UPC
0715515059213, 715515059213

Notes

General Note
Originally produced as motion picture in 1959.
General Note
Based on the play: Orfeu da conȩicão / Vinicius de Moraes.
General Note
"New, restored high-definition digital transfer"--Container.
General Note
Academy Award, Best Foreign Film ; Grand Prix, Cannes Film Festival.
General Note
Special features: archival interviews with director Marcel Camus and actress Marpessa Dawn; new video interviews with Brazilian cinema scholar Robert Stam, jazz historial Gary Giddins, and Brazilian author Ruy Castro; Looking for Black Orpheus, a French documentary about Black Orpheus's cultural and musical roots and its resonance in Brazil today; theatrical trailer.
Creation/Production Credits
Photography, Jean Bourgoin ; editor, Andrée Feix, music, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Luis Bonfa.
Participants/Performers
Breno Melo, Marpessa Dawn, Lea Garcia, Adhemar Ferreura da Silva, Lourdes de Oliviera.
Description
"Against a background of the Rio carnival, a black tram driver accidentally kills his girlfriend, and after seeking her in the nether regions kills himself to be with her."--Halliwell's Film and video guide, 5th ed.
System Details
DVD, region 1; 1.33:1 aspect ratio; Dolby digital mono.; NTSC.
Language
Dialogue in Portuguese with English subtitles.
Local note
DVD

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Camus, M., Gordine, S., Viot, J., Bonfá, L., Jobim, A. C., Mello, B., Dawn, M., Oliveira, L. d., Garcia, L., & Moraes, V. d. (2010). Black Orpheus (Special edition.). Criterion.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Marcel Camus et al.. 2010. Black Orpheus. Criterion.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Marcel Camus et al.. Black Orpheus Criterion, 2010.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Camus, Marcel, et al. Black Orpheus Special edition., Criterion, 2010.

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