Black Orpheus

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Leaburn O @RT35452347 4 days ago Colourful, camp, wild plot and characters. A storyline that in places has aged terribly but in other ways feels ahead of its time. This clever retelling of the Greek myth is a very easy watch and definitely worth the time. Watched on YouTube. See more Donna H @dpdhamm Jul 27, 2026 Fascinating and thank you heart pounding, beautiful view wonderful performance See more Leprechaun K @LeprechaunKing Jun 4, 2026 The wonderful performances and the colors throughout the film is invigorating. The upbeat theme and perpetual dancing can be overwhelming, but the ending hits hard and pays off handsomely. See more Robert R @RobertRiley Aug 28, 2025 Evocative of both time and place above all else (to a fault, a lot of the time), "Black Orpheus" starts as a frenetic, slice of life piece before morphing into something much more to my liking: this weird, almost phantasmagorical acid trip in the second half, where things become much more expressionistic and even metaphorical in stature. I only wish the bulk of the movie adhered to this bleak aesthetic. I dunno, man, that shot of Orfeu and the janitor walking down those spiral steps made me feel some type of way about everything I'd watched up until that point. Not that all of it was bad or anything (in fact all the Chico scenes put quite a smile on my face), but once things take. . .a turn, we'll say. . .the movie starts firing on a whole different level of RPMs. As for some of the problematicism that's come about as of late regarding this movie? I honestly don't know where to start and I'm certainly not an authority on any of the cultures represented here. If there are legitimate grievances in play here, I'm not opposed to folks lending a more critical eye to the material here. That said, I'm still glad I watched. See more harwee h @RT06454255 Mar 16, 2024 Loved the cinemgratophy, photographically ahead of its time. Narrative didn't quite reach the same level. See more John S @RT39919841 Oct 5, 2023 One of my all time favorite movies. Just rewatched it with my granddaughter, who is now in grad school in NOLO and loves carnival. The music is classic. See more Read all reviews

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