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Black Orpheus

Movie · 1959 · 107 min

A vibrant, music-soaked carnival that slowly turns into a haunting, tragic myth you can't shake.

About
1959 film by Marcel Camus
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Class
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Year
1959
Runtime
107 min
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • death
  • fate
  • grief
  • identity
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour4
Realism5
Romance8
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

Details

Genres
drama, fantasy, comedy, musical, romance
Directed by
Marcel Camus
Written by
Vinícius de Moraes, Marcel Camus, Jacques Viot
Starring
Adhemar da Silva, Marcel Camus, Marpessa Dawn, Léa Garcia, Cartola, Breno Mello
Music
Antônio Carlos Jobim, Luiz Bonfá
Cinematography
Jean Bourgoin
Runtime
107 min
Country
Italy, France, Brazil
Languages
Portuguese

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