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VHS : Orfeu (Sub)In association with Amazon.comstarring: Toni Garrido, Patrícia França, Murilo Benício, Zezé Motta, Milton Gonçalves directed by: Carlos Diegues  List Price: $14.95 Price: $4.99 You Save: $9.96 (67%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 9781567302493 Format: Color, Letterboxed, Subtitled, NTSC ISBN: 1567302491 Label: New Yorker Video Manufacturer: New Yorker Video Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: New Yorker Video Release Date: April 16, 2002 Running Time: 112 minutes Studio: New Yorker Video Theatrical Release Date: 1999 Sales Rank: 41508 Related Items: Editorial Review: Amazon.com: Carlos Diegues's Orfeu brings the Orpheus myth (by way of the Vinicius De Moraes play, which also inspired Marcel Camus's gorgeous Black Orpheus) into the modern world of laptops and hip-hop, cell phones and street crime. Orfeu (Toni Garrido), Rio de Janeiro's samba king and a kind of god to his neighbors in the labyrinth of slums on Carioca Hill, is humbled by his love for Euridice (Patricia França), a sweet and stunningly beautiful girl from the provinces. Shot on location at Rio's fiery Carnaval celebrations and on a dynamic recreation of Carioca Hill's slums, Diegues's dazzling mix of musical extravaganza, romantic tragedy, and gangland crime drama drops the myth into the poverty and violence of slum life. The drama gets stifled in silly romantic entanglements, but Brazilian pop star Garrido and lovely França have charisma to burn, and the stunning canvas of exploding color is never less than enthralling. --Sean Axmaker Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Dazzling Cinematic Production with Minimal StoryDirector Carlos Diegues knows how to capture atmosphere with his camera and effects and when that atmosphere is the splendid garish gaudiness of Carnival in Rio de Janeiro there is plenty to entertain the eye. 'Orfeu' as a story, supposedly a re-interpretation of the Orpheus and Eurydice myth updated to current times and set in the slums (favelas) of Rio, is just not there. The title character Orfeu (handsome and talented singer Toni Garrido) does sing and play his guitar, his playing ... Read More Rating:  - interesting, lively, sensual, colorful, sadYou get a decent roller coaster of sights and emotions from the film. The best part of the movie for me is how the main character is forced between his mother's pagan world view, or his father's born again view. He is at the prime of his life and only wanting to have fun, but a death makes him confront his beliefs and start taking life seriously. Rating:  - Ouch! What a disappointment...Like a few other reviewers, I really wanted to like Orfeu. I am fascinated by Brazilian culture, especially the spectacle that is Carnaval. And, who could pass up listening to a soundtrack by the wonderful Caetano Veloso? Having seen City of God, however, I believe that director Carlos Viegues presents an overly-romanticized version of life in the favelas. I can take a little bit of fantasy, but come on! In present-day Brazil, wealthy urbanites take helicopters from their houses to ... Read More Rating:  - How Can You Mend A Broken Remake?I really wanted to like this movie. Black Orpheus is one of my favorite foreign films. First of all I liked the brilliant colors and the cinematography was spectacular. The problem I had with the film is that the actress playing Euridice gave a lackluster performance. The actress that played Mira should have played Euridice. Secondy, if you're going to bring the story into the 21st century writing is important. The film while sticking with the basic story line left out some really important components ... Read More Rating: - Not as good as the original but very close...This was a pretty well done film. Although it is not as good as the original (1959's "Orfeu Negro") it comes pretty close. I would recommend renting both this and the original to compare the two first. This version definitely appeals to a younger crowd than the older version, but it was still produced in a very tasteful, well crafted way. Also, the soundtrack to this film was quite impressive, so if you enjoy the movie be sure to check the music out as well. Unlike a lot of movie soundtracks which don't include ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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