Summary
The legend of Orpheus and Eurydice set in Rio de Janeiro at Carnival time.Additional Information
| Series | Essential art house (Janus Films) |
| Subjects |
Orpheus
-- (Greek mythological character)
-- Drama.
Eurydice -- (Greek mythological character) -- Drama. Carnival -- Brazil -- Rio de Janeiro -- Drama. Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) -- Drama. Feature films. Musical films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
| Publisher | [United States] :Criterion Collection,2009 |
| Other Titles | Orfeu negro (Motion picture) |
| Contributors |
Camus, Marcel,
1912-1982. Gordine, Sacha. Viot, Jacques. Mello, Breno. Dawn, Marpessa. Moraes, Vinícius de. Criterion Collection (Firm) |
| Participants/Performers |
Breno Mello, Marpessa Dawn, Lourdes de Oliveira, Léa Garcia, Adhemar Feirrera de Silva, Waldetar de Souza, Alexandre Constantino, Jorge dos Santos, Aurino Cassiano, Maria Alice. |
| Other Contributors |
Editor, Andrée Feix ; music, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Luis Bonfá ; cameramen, Louis Stein, René Persin ; assistant director, Robert Mazoyer ; director of photography, Jean Bourgoin. |
| Language |
Portuguese English Portuguese dialogue; English subtitles. |
| Notes |
Inspired by the play Orfeu da Conc̦eicão by Vinicius de Moraes. Title from container. Originally released as a motion picture in 1959. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1, fullscreen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono., NTSC. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (107 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| ISBN | 9781604651294 1604651296 |
| Other | Classic View |