Director(s): Marcel Camus Actors: Breno Mello, Marpessa Dawn, Lourdes de Oliveira Rated: PG Languages: Portuguese Subtitles: optional English Regional Code: All Regions Screen: Color, Dolby. Length: 107 minutes. Studio: Criterion Collection ISBN: 0-78002-221-1 SKU: BLA070

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1960 Academy Award Winner and winner of the Palme d’Or at the 1959 Cannes Film Festival, Marcel Camus’ Black Orpheus retells the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice against the madness of Carnival in Rio de Janeiro. With its magnificent color photography and lively soundtrack, this film brought the infectious bossa nova beat to the United States.This DVD is the extended international version of Black Orpheus in a gorgeous new transfer. (1959)

Adhemar Feirrera da Silva, Alexandre Constanino.