Orfeu Negro (1959)
Rio de Janeiro in den 1950er-Jahren: Mitten in den Karnevalsvorbereitungen begegnet Eurídice, ein einfaches Mädchen vom Land, dem Straßenbahnschaffner und Frauenhelden Orfeu. Obwohl Orfeu eigentlich schon mit der temperamentvollen Mira verlobt ist, verlieben sie die beiden leidenschaftlich ineinander. Doch die eifersüchtige Mira schwört Rache. Angelehnt an die griechische Tragödie „Orpheus und Eurydike“ erzählt Regisseur Marcel Camus die ergreifende Ballade zweier Liebender vor dem Hintergrund des Karnevals in Rio in einem fantastischen und poetischen Rausch von Farben und Rhythmen. Camus’ Version des antiken Stoffs erhielt 1959 die Goldene Palme von Cannes und 1960 den Oscar® und den Golden Globe für den Besten Fremdsprachigen Film
Der Regisseur:
Marcel Camus
Der Autor:
Jacques Viot
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Breno Mello as Orfeo |
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Marpessa Dawn as Eurydice |
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Lourdes de Oliveira as Mira |
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Léa Garcia as Serafina |
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Adhemar Ferreira da Silva as Death |
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Waldetar De Souza as Chico |
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Alexandre Constantino as Hermes |
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Jorge Dos Santos as Benedito |
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Aurino Cassiano as Zeca |
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Maria Alice as Little Girl |
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Marcel Camus as Ernesto |
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Fausto Guerzoni as Fausto |
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Thereza Santos as |
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Zeni Pereira as |
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Elizeth Cardoso as |
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Cartola as |
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Dona Zica as |
| Directing | Marcel Camus | Director |
| Sound | Luiz Bonfá | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Sacha Gordine | Producer |
| Sound | Antônio Carlos Jobim | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Andrée Feix | Editor |
| Writing | Vinicius de Moraes | Theatre Play |
| Writing | Marcel Camus | Dialogue |
| Production | Victor Kerdoncuff | Publicist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Isabel Pons | Costume Design |
| Crew | Dyna Moscovici | Script |
| Writing | Jacques Viot | Adaptation |
| Writing | Marcel Camus | Adaptation |
| Directing | Robert Mazoyer | First Assistant Director |
| Camera | Geter Kosta | Assistant Camera |
| Production | Bartholomeu De Andrade | Production Assistant |
| Writing | Jacques Viot | Dialogue |
| Editing | Geneviève Winding | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Jacques Gibault | Production Manager |
| Sound | Amaury Leenhardt | Sound |
| Camera | Jean Bourgoin | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Louis Stein | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Geraldo Gabriel | Assistant Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ded. Bourbonnais | Costumer |
| Production | Roger Blache | Line Producer |
| Camera | René Persin | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Jean Nény | Sound Mixer |
| Production | Silvio Autuori | Line Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ketty-Hélène | Costumer |
| Writing | Jacques Viot | Screenplay |
| Art | Pierre Guffroy | Production Design |