Director(s)Jean Cocteau
Producer(s)André Paulvé
Top GenresDrama, Fantasy
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Orpheus (1949) was a Drama - Black-and-white Film directed by Jean Cocteau and produced by André Paulvé.

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Black Orpheus (1959, Marcel Camus)

By Andrew Wickliffe on Oct 23, 2019 From The Stop Button

There?s a lot to love about Black Orpheus. Director and co-writer Camus does a bunch of great stuff, just not when it comes to how he and Jacques Vito adapt the legend part. Orpheus is about, you know, Orpheus (Breno Mello), who is now a Brazilian trolley car driver slash musician slash dancer, and ... Read full article


Black Orpheus (1959, Marcel Camus)

By Andrew Wickliffe on Oct 23, 2019 From The Stop Button

There?s a lot to love about Black Orpheus. Director and co-writer Camus does a bunch of great stuff, just not when it comes to how he and Jacques Vito adapt the legend part. Orpheus is about, you know, Orpheus (Breno Mello), who is now a Brazilian trolley car driver slash musician slash dancer, and ... Read full article


Black Orpheus (1959, Marcel Camus)

on Oct 23, 2019 From The Stop Button

There?s a lot to love about Black Orpheus. Director and co-writer Camus does a bunch of great stuff, just not when it comes to how he and Jacques Vito adapt the legend part. Orpheus is about, you know, Orpheus (Breno Mello), who is now a Brazilian trolley car driver slash musician slash dancer, and ... Read full article


Black Orpheus (1959, Marcel Camus)

on Oct 23, 2019 From The Stop Button

There?s a lot to love about Black Orpheus. Director and co-writer Camus does a bunch of great stuff, just not when it comes to how he and Jacques Vito adapt the legend part. Orpheus is about, you know, Orpheus (Breno Mello), who is now a Brazilian trolley car driver slash musician slash dancer, and ... Read full article


Orfeu Negro (1959) / Black Orpheus (1959)

By L? on Feb 2, 2019 From Critica Retro

Orfeu Negro (1959) / Black Orpheus (1959) Era uma vez um homem chamado Orfeu. Ele se apaixonou por uma mulher chamada Eur?dice, mas o romance deles era assombrado pela morte. Esta ? a trama b?sica da lenda grega de Orfeu e Eur?dice – na lenda, Orfeu ? o filho do deus Apolo e da musa Ca... Read full article


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