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By Martin H (700) on 06 Oct 2007

See this one if not for Marcel Camus's retelling of the Greek tragedia, but for music, for colours…

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By Jon G (407) on 30 Sep 2007

One of the most beautiful films I have ever seen. Music is phenomenal. Heartbreaking and stunning…

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By Jeff B (2,998) on 28 Sep 2007

Beautiful imagery for a classic love story…

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By Swag V (8) on 27 Sep 2007

Brilliant soundtrack and mesmerizing visual interpretation of a classic…

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By Vadim G (4) on 17 Sep 2007

Retelling of the myth set in a Rio de Janeiro favela around the time of the Carnival…

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By Eric M (1,401) on 15 Sep 2007

So beautiful and musical. The children singing at the end always gives me chills…

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By Jon S (525) on 03 Sep 2007

Love, death, life, joy and sorrow come together in this timeless masterpiece. Wonderful in every regard…

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By Diana O (81) on 31 Aug 2007

La escena final me pone llorar cada vez que yo la veo…

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By Rani V (9) on 22 Aug 2007

At 17, I samba-ed out of the theater with its infectious melodies and rhythms loud and wonderful in my head…

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By Adrienne K (69) on 15 Aug 2007

Not much character development... not to mention plot... but everything else is virtually flawless…

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By Kyle H (602) on 05 Aug 2007

Beautiful filmaking, with a excellent score to back it up. The Carnivale dance scenes are a little overwrought, but you can't go wrong with this film…

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By Forrest C (3) on 05 Aug 2007

This movie's colors make the world seem black and white, while the story closely follows the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, the music is beautiful…

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By Tex M (3) on 01 Aug 2007

Beautiful film and story. Greek myth juxtaposed with Brazilian Carnival and the music of Luis Bonfa & AC Jobim which defined the Bossa Nova sound…

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By Christina S (229) on 24 Jul 2007

For a film from the late 50s, the quality was really good. This blows any American movie from the same era out of the water…

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By Justin C (995) on 23 Jul 2007

I saw this movie on a plane, and I loved it...wow, that was 5 years ago ;)…

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By Lauren M (426) on 04 Jul 2007

This movie has about five minutes devoted to the Orphic myth, and the rest is a dull love story and lots of carnival goings-on…

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By Elizabeth S (547) on 26 Jun 2007

Brilliant soundtrack. Wonderful color palette. Amazing variation on an old, old story…

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By Edwin W (17) on 24 Jun 2007

Black Orpheus recounts the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice in the madness of Rio de Janeiro at Carnival…

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By Jezzy A (438) on 17 Jun 2007

I love this movie…

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By Greg S (1,081) on 14 Jun 2007

A dream of a movie, beautifully shot and cast…

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