The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on October 23, 2019

There’s a lot to love about Black Orpheus. Director and co-writer Camus does a bunch of great stuff, just not when it comes to how he and Jacques Vito adapt the legend part. Orpheus is about, you know, Orpheus (Breno Mello), who is now a Brazilian trolley car driver slash...   read more

The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on October 23, 2019

There’s a lot to love about Black Orpheus. Director and co-writer Camus does a bunch of great stuff, just not when it comes to how he and Jacques Vito adapt the legend part. Orpheus is about, you know, Orpheus (Breno Mello), who is now a Brazilian trolley car driver slash...   read more

The Stop Button Posted by on October 23, 2019

There’s a lot to love about Black Orpheus. Director and co-writer Camus does a bunch of great stuff, just not when it comes to how he and Jacques Vito adapt the legend part. Orpheus is about, you know, Orpheus (Breno Mello), who is now a Brazilian trolley car driver slash...   read more

The Stop Button Posted by on October 23, 2019

There’s a lot to love about Black Orpheus. Director and co-writer Camus does a bunch of great stuff, just not when it comes to how he and Jacques Vito adapt the legend part. Orpheus is about, you know, Orpheus (Breno Mello), who is now a Brazilian trolley car driver slash...   read more

Critica Retro Posted by Lê on February 2, 2019

Orfeu Negro (1959) / Black Orpheus (1959) Era uma vez um homem chamado Orfeu. Ele se apaixonou por uma mulher chamada Eurídice, mas o romance deles era assombrado pela morte. Esta é a trama básica da lenda grega de Orfeu e Eurídice – na lenda, Orfeu é o filho do...   read more

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on December 3, 2016

Black Orpheus (Orfeo Negro) Directed by Marcel Camus Written by Marcel Camus and Jacques Viot from a play by Vinicius de Moraes 1959/Brazil/France/Italy Dispat Films/Gemma/Tupan Films First viewing/Netflix rental #360 of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die With music, color, and carnival who   read more

The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on April 26, 2015

(Image via Foreign Movies Forum) Orphée, directed by Jean Cocteau, tells the story of a self-centered and commercially successful French poet of the same name (Jean Marais). When we meet him, he’s hanging out at a poet’s cafe in Paris, which is packed with artists. He meets “the Pr   read more

Critica Retro Posted by Lê on November 30, -0001

Orfeu Negro (1959) / Black Orpheus (1959) Era uma vez um homem chamado Orfeu. Ele se apaixonou por uma mulher chamada Eurídice, mas o romance deles era assombrado pela morte. Esta é a trama básica da lenda grega de Orfeu e Eurídice – na lenda, Orfeu é o filho do...   read more