Orfeu Negro
Orfeo negro
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Young lovers Orfeu and Eurydice run through the favelas of Rio during Carnaval, on the lam from a hitman dressed like Death and Orfeu's vengeful fiancée Mira and passing between moments of fantasy and stark reality. This impressionistic retelling of the Greek legend of Orpheus and Eurydice introduced bossa nova to the world with its soundtrack by young Brazilian composers Luiz Bonfá and Antonio Carlos Jobim. (Criterion)
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This film definitely has something to it. Marcel Camus took a classic story and transferred it into a unique and exotic setting, where it may seem like it wouldn't work, but it does well thanks to non-actors and interesting music. However, something essential didn't transfer to me, and I didn't have the feeling that I was watching a pivotal cinematic work.
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