Synopsis

Winning Grand Prize at the Cannes Film Festival and Academy Award for the Best Foreign Language film, Orfeu Negro is Marcel Camus’s best known film. In this fresh adaptation of tragic love story about Orpheus and Eurydice’s, passionate and strong Brazilian tunes by legendary masters Luize Bonfa and Antonio Carlos Jobim catch our ears, especially‘ Manha de Carnaval’, the film’s main score.

Director

Marcel Camus

Originally a teacher of painting and sculpture, Marcel Camus entered the film industry as an assistant director to Alexandre Astruc. He was a notable figure in the French film scene during the 1950s and 60s. Although many of his works dealt with war, they were often lyrical in tone. His most celebrated film, (1959), brought him international acclaim, winning awards both at the Cannes Film Festival and the Academy Awards.