Black Orpheus (1959) FILM TALK
WORLD CINEMA MASTERWORKS FILM TALK SERIES WITH JEFFREY BENDER Jeffrey Bender takes you on a cinematic journey around the globe to destinations like 16th Century Japan, Hong Kong in the 60s, Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, and Barcelona’s colourful streets! Whether these are international film favourites or a first-time encounter, we invite you to experience these masterworks on the big screen and then stick around for a conversation about the filmmakers and their impact on film history and culture worldwide. BLACK ORPHEUS (1959) Director Marcel Camus Country: Brazil/France | Language: Portuguese with English Subtitles Winner of both the Academy Award for best foreign-language film and the Cannes Film Festival’s Palme d’Or, Marcel Camus’ Black Orpheus 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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