Brazil / France / Italy,
1959, 100 min
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Marcel Camus’ Black Orpheus (Orfeu negro) brings the ancient Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice to the twentieth-century madness of Carnival in Rio de Janeiro. With its eye-popping photography and ravishing, epochal soundtrack, Black Orpheus was an international cultural event, and it kicked off the bossa nova craze that set hi-fis across America spinning. (Janus Films)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1960 - Marcel Camus (Best Foreign Language Film)
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 1961 - Best Film
Golden Globes
- 1960 - Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 1959 - Best Foreign Language Film
Cannes Film Festival
- 1959 - Marcel Camus (Golden Palm - Official Competition)