Black Orpheus, also known by its French title Orfeu Negro, is a 1959 romantic tragedy directed by Marcel Camus, a co-production of Brazil, France, and Italy that adapts a 1956 play by Vinicius de Moraes retelling the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice in a Rio de Janeiro favela during Carnival. It won the Palme d'Or at Cannes and the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, and is especially noted for its bossa nova soundtrack by Antonio Carlos Jobim and Luiz Bonfa, though Brazilian scholars have criticized the film for exoticizing Brazil and Afro-Brazilian culture.
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12 June 1959 (France)
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While the film has been celebrated internationally, it has been criticized by some Brazilian film critics and scholars for exoticizing Brazil for an international audience, reinforcing stereotypes.
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Black Orpheus (Portuguese: Orfeu Negro [ɔhˈfew ˈnegɾu]) is a 1959 romantic tragedy film directed by French filmmaker Marcel Camus and starring Marpessa Dawn and Breno Mello.
Created By: Marcel Camus, Infobox: director
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