Black Orpheus (1959), directed by Marcel Camus, reimagines the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice in the hills of Rio de Janeiro during Carnival. Winner of the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival and the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, the movie blends romance, music, and tragedy within a vibrant Brazilian setting. Its fusion of myth and modern culture made it an international landmark of world cinema.

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Winner of both the Academy Award for best foreign-language film and the Cannes Film Festival’s Palme d’Or, Marcel Camus’ Black Orpheus (Orfeu negro) brings the ancient Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice to the twentieth-century madness of Carnival in Rio de Janeiro. With its eye-popping photography and ravishing, epochal soundtrack, Black Orpheus was an international cultural event, and it kicked off the bossa nova craze that set hi-fis across America spinning.

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A retelling of the Orpheus and Eurydice myth, set during the time of the Carnaval in Rio de Janeiro.