Orfeu
April 16, 2009Orfeu
Call Number: DVD00384
by Carlos Diegues; Toni Garrido; Patricia França; Murilo Bencio; Zezé Motta; Vinícius de Moraes; Rio Vermelho Filmes Ltda.; New Yorker Video (Firm);
Format: DVD
Language: Portuguese with English subtitles
Publisher: New York, NY : New Yorker Video, ©2002.
Notes: Originally released in 1999 (112 mins.); edition includes the theatrical trailer and music video; Based on the play Orfeu da conceição by Vinicius de Moraes;
Summary: In Carioca Hill, a dangerous slum in Rio de Janiro, Orfeu, a charismatic and beloved samba musician, leads his school each year in the Carnaval parade, refusing to abandon the slums where he was raised. When Orfeu falls in love with Euridice, an Indian girl visiting her aunt in Carioca Hill, he arouses the jealousy of his fiery mistress, forgotten lovers and childhood friend Lucinho, the community’s brooding drug lord.
OCLC #: 50232866
Added: April 16, 2009
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
