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Breno Mello
Orfeu negro Black Orpheus
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7 editions published between 1992 and 2010 in Portuguese and French and held by 1,287 libraries worldwide Story based on the legend of Orpheus and Eurydice set against the colorful background of the carnival in Rio de Janiero. With its magnificent color photography and lively soundtrack, this film brought the infectious bossa nova beat to the United States.
Black Orpheus
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10 editions published between 1958 and 2010 in 3 languages and held by 213 libraries worldwide The legend of Orpheus and Eurydice set in Rio de Janeiro at Carnival time.
Black Orpheus
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35 editions published between 1959 and 2006 in 4 languages and held by 212 libraries worldwide Story based on the legend of Orpheus and Eurydice set against the colorful background of the carnival in Rio de Janiero. With its magnificent color photography and lively soundtrack, this film brought the infectious bossa nova beat to the United States.
Black Orpheus Orfeu negro
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Visual
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7 editions published between 1959 and 1994 in Portuguese and English and held by 207 libraries worldwide Story based on the legend of Orpheus and Eurydice set against the colorful background of the carnival in Rio de Janiero.
Black Orpheus original soundtrack
by Antonio Carlos Jobim
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6 editions published between 1959 and 1967 in 3 languages and held by 111 libraries worldwide
Marcel Camus' Black Orpheus
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Visual
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5 editions published between 1958 and 2002 in Portuguese and English and held by 59 libraries worldwide Story based on the legend of Orpheus and Eurydice set against the colorful background of the carnival in Rio de Janeiro.
Essential art house. Volume II
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1 edition published in 2008 in English and held by 23 libraries worldwide Black Orpheus: "Color photography of the Brazilian Carnival celebration and its sultry bossa nova beats ... Transplanting the tale of Orpheus and Eurydice to the slums of Rio de Janeiro, Black Orpheus brings Greek mythology to vivid, frenetic life"--Container.
Black Orpheus
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6 editions published between 1985 and 2010 in 4 languages and held by 17 libraries worldwide "Against a background of the Rio carnival, a black tram driver accidentally kills his girlfriend, and after seeking her in the nether regions kills himself to be with her."--Halliwell's Film and video guide, 5th ed.
Orfeu negro
by Marcel Camus
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Visual
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1 edition published in 2009 in French and held by 9 libraries worldwide
Orfeu negro
by Marcel Camus
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Visual
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6 editions published between 1959 and 2007 in French and held by 5 libraries worldwide "A la veille du carnaval de Rio, Eurydice arrive de la campagne pour y retrouver sa cousine Sérafina. Elle fait la rencontre d'Orphée, conducteur de tramway et artiste adulé par le peuple pour ses qualités de danseur et de guitariste. Mais Eurydice, électrocutée par un câble de tramway, meurt en tentant d'échapper à son destin. Orphée la cherche partout...
Orfeu do carnaval
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in Portuguese and held by 4 libraries worldwide During the carnaval in Rio de Janeiro, a streetcar conductor goes to hell in order to save the woman he loves.
Orfeu Negro extraido da peça de Vinícius de Moraes "Orfeu da Conceiçao
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Visual
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1 edition published in 1959 in Portuguese and held by 3 libraries worldwide
Orfeu Negro (1959)
by Marcel Camus
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Visual
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3 editions published between 1995 and 2011 in Portuguese and held by 1 library worldwide Story based on the legend of Orpheus and Eurydice set against the colorful background of the carnival in Rio de Janeiro.
Orfeu Negro : (France, Italie, 1959)
by Marcel Camus
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2 editions published in 1993 in Portuguese and French and held by 1 library worldwide Adaptation du mythe d'Orphée chez les Noirs du Brésil. Rio, à la veille du Carnaval. La ville est plongée dans son délire annuel. Eurydice, jeune paysanne rencontre Orphée, superbe Noir, conducteur.
Orfeu negro der Mythos von Orpheus und Eurydike im Karneval von Rio ; Frankreich 1959
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Visual
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2 editions published between 1991 and 1992 in German and held by 1 library worldwide
Orfeu negro = Orphée noir
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Visual
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1 edition published in 2005 in Portuguese and held by 1 library worldwide
Prisoner of Rio
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Visual
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1 edition published in 2010 in Polish and held by 1 library worldwide "In the seductive haunts of Rio de Janeiro, among the sultry 'mulattas', lives the world's most wanted man, the Great Train robber, Ronald Biggs. Scotland Yard has never gotten over it. He's eluded them. Out witted them. Embarrassed them. And they'll do anything to bring him back to Justice. Jack McFarland is the man for the job. A worthy contender, he's cool, ruthless and canny. He's the best of Scotland Yard. Knowing that Brazil doesn't have an extradition treaty with Great Britain, he has to go beyond the law. Who will win the duel of wits? Will McFarland trap the master of escape? Or will he become a prisoner of samba, sex and sorrow in the city that seduces like a beautiful woman?" -- www.galapagos.com.pl
Orfeu negro un film dramatique
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Visual
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1 edition published in 1959 in French and held by 1 library worldwide more
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Abused women Academy Awards (Motion pictures) Armed Forces--Officers--Attitudes Blacks Bossa nova (Music) Brazil Brazil--Rio de Janeiro Cancer--Patients Carnival Circus performers Comedy films Criminal behavior Death Detective and mystery films Drama England--London Eurydice (Greek mythology) Feature films Feature films Fiction films Film adaptations Foreign films Great Britain Great Britain.--Army Hell History Legends Love Manners and customs Man-woman relationships Motion picture music Motion picture music--Excerpts Motion pictures Motion pictures, Portuguese Musical films Musicians Musicians, Black Music--Instruction and study Orpheus (Greek mythology) Parent and child Poor Social classes South African War (1899-1902) Speech and social status Teacher-student relationships Thrillers (Motion pictures) Video recordings Video recordings--for the hearing impaired World War (1914-1918) World War (1939-1945)
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Alternative Names
Mello, Brenno
Mello, Brenno 1931-2008
Melo, Breno
Melo, Breno 1931-2008
Languages
Portuguese
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French (15) German (11) English (6) Multiple languages (4) No Linguistic content (2) Polish (1) Undetermined (1) Spanish (1) Covers
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