Black Orpheus [Blu Ray] [The Criterion Collection] [Arrives in 30 Days]

Black Orpheus (Blu-ray / Restored)

Directed by: Marcel Camus

Starring: Breno Mello, Aurino Cassanio, Marpessa Dawn, Adhemar da Silva, Lourdes de Oliveira, Lea Garcia, Alexandro Constantino, Waldetar de Souza, Jorge dos Santos, Marcel Camus

Contributors: Sacha Gordine, Vinitius de Moraes, Marcel Camus, Jacques Viot, Luis Bonfa, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Jean Bourgoin

Description

Marcel Camus co-writes and directs this mesmerizing retelling of the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, set against the vibrant backdrop of Rio de Janeiro during the Brazilian Carnival. With a streetcar conductor as Orpheus (Breno Mello) and a country girl as Eurydice (Marpessa Dawn), the film follows their passionate yet doomed love story. As they navigate the lively, music-filled streets, they must evade both Orpheus’s jealous fiancée and the ominous figure of Death. A visually stunning and musically rich masterpiece, Black Orpheus remains a cinematic classic.

Key Features

• Interactive Menus
• Bonus Footage
• Trailers
• Interviews: Archival interviews with director Marcel Camus and actress Marpessa Dawn; New video interviews with Brazilian cinema scholar Robert Stam, jazz historian Gary Giddins, and author Ruy Castro
• Other Documentary: 'Looking for Black Orpheus'

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