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Black Orpheus (1959)
A retelling of the Orpheus and Eurydice myth, set during the time of the Carnaval in Rio de Janeiro. (source: imdb.com)
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12 June 1959
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The film that introduced Bossa Nova to the world...
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Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Black Orpheus (Portuguese: Orfeu Negro) is a 1959 film made in Brazil by French director Marcel Camus. It is based on the play Orfeu da Conceição by Vinicius de Moraes, which is an adaptation of the Greek legend of Orpheus and Eurydice, set it in the modern context of a favela in Rio de Janeiro during the Carnaval. The film was an international co-production between production companies in Brazil, France and Italy.
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