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Black Orpheus Orfeu negro

Title
  1. Black Orpheus [videorecording] = Orfeu negro / Lopert Films ; produced by Sacha Gordine ; directed by Marcel Camus ; screenplay by Jacques Viot.
Published by
  1. Los Angeles, CA : Criterion, c1987.

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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person.

FormatFilm, Slide, etc.AccessUse in libraryCall number*LVD 252 (C) Notes on containerItem locationPerforming Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound

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Additional authors
  1. Camus, Marcel, 1912-1982.
  2. Mello, Breno
  3. Dawn, Marpessa
  4. Moraes, Vinícius de
  5. Oliveira, Lourdes de
  6. Jobim, Antonio Carlos
  7. Bonfá, Luiz
  8. Silva, Adhemar Ferreira da, 1927-
  9. Lopert Films
  10. Criterion (Firm)
Description
  1. 2 videodiscs (laser optical) (103 min) : sd., col., 1800 rpm; 12 in.
Summary
  1. The legend of Orpheus and Eurydice told against the colorful background of the carnival in Rio de Janeiro. In the black section of the city, Orpheus is a street-car conductor and Eurydice a country girl visiting her relatives in the city.
Uniform title
  1. Orfeu negro (Motion picture)
Subject
  1. Feature films
  2. Carnival > Brazil > Rio de Janeiro > Drama
  3. Orpheus (Greek mythological character) > Film and video adaptations
Call number
  1. *LVD 252 (C)
Note
  1. Based on the play, Orfeu da conceição, by Vinícius de Moraes.
  2. Notes by Maya Gingery and David Ehrenstein on container.
  3. Original production: c1959.
Credits (note)
  1. Director of photography, Jean Bourgoin ; editor, Andre Feix ; music, Antonio Carlos Jobim and Luis Bonfa.
Performer (note)
  1. Breno Mello, Marpessa Dawn, Lourdes de Oliveira, Lea Garcia, Adhemar Ferreira da Silva, Waldetar de Souza, Alexandre Constantino.
Language (note)
  1. Portuguese dialogue, English subtitles.
Title
  1. Black Orpheus [videorecording] = Orfeu negro / Lopert Films ; produced by Sacha Gordine ; directed by Marcel Camus ; screenplay by Jacques Viot.
Imprint
  1. Los Angeles, CA : Criterion, c1987.
Cast
  1. Breno Mello, Marpessa Dawn, Lourdes de Oliveira, Lea Garcia, Adhemar Ferreira da Silva, Waldetar de Souza, Alexandre Constantino.
Credits
  1. Director of photography, Jean Bourgoin ; editor, Andre Feix ; music, Antonio Carlos Jobim and Luis Bonfa.
Language
  1. Portuguese dialogue, English subtitles.
Added author
  1. Camus, Marcel, 1912-1982.
  2. Mello, Breno.
  3. Dawn, Marpessa.
  4. Moraes, Vinícius de. Orfeu da conceição.
  5. Oliveira, Lourdes de.
  6. Jobim, Antonio Carlos.
  7. Bonfá, Luiz.
  8. Silva, Adhemar Ferreira da, 1927-
  9. Lopert Films.
  10. Criterion (Firm)
Added title
  1. Orfeu negro (Motion picture)
Publisher no.
  1. 2002L Criterion
ISBN
  1. 0931393310
Research call number
  1. *LVD 252 (C) Notes on container.
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