Black Orpheus (1959)

France et al., 108 min
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Basic facts

Original title Orfeu negro
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Original work
Production country
  • France
  • Brazil
  • Italy
Production company
Awards
  • Academy Award of Merit
  • Golden Globe
  • Palme d'Or
  • Show awards
Classification Allowed from age 11
Dialogue
  • Portuguese
Swedish release 1959-12-18

Cast

Breno Mello (as Breno Higino Mello)
Orfeu, spårvagnskonduktör

Marpessa Dawn
Eurídice

Lourdes de Oliveira
Mira, Orfeus fästmö

Léa Garcia
Serafina, Eurídices kusin

Adhemar da Silvia (as Adhemar Ferreira da Silva)
Döden

Waldemar de Souza
Chico-Boto, Serafinas fästman, sjöman

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Titles

Original title
  • Orfeu negro
Swedish release title
  • Orfeu negro
International title
  • Black Orpheus
Co-production title
  • Orfeu negro (Brasilien)
  • Orfeo negro (Italien)

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Production Manager
Director of Photography
Music
Production Designer
Film Editor
Production Mixer
Assistant Director
Dialogue
Adaptation
Production Assistant
Camera Operator
Assistant Cameraman
Singer
Costume Designer
Assistant Film Editor
Sound Editor

Cast

Breno Mello (as Breno Higino Mello) Orfeu, spårvagnskonduktör (franska: Orphée)
Marpessa Dawn Eurídice (franska: Eurydice)
Lourdes de Oliveira Mira, Orfeus fästmö
Léa Garcia Serafina, Eurídices kusin
Adhemar da Silvia (as Adhemar Ferreira da Silva) Döden
Waldemar de Souza Chico-Boto, Serafinas fästman, sjöman
Alexandre Constantino Hermes, spårvagnsvakten
Jorge dos Santos Benedito, ena pojken
Aurino Cassiano Zeca, andra pojken, gitarrspelaren
Maria Alice den lilla flickan
Modesto de Souza specialmedverkan från sambaskolan i Rio
Marcel Camus Ernesto
Fausto Guerzoni Fausto

Companies

Production Company Dispatfilm S.A.
Tupan Filmes Ltda.
Gemma Cinematografica
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) Stiftelsen Svenska Filminstitutet 1994
Pallas Film AB 1971
Svenska AB Nordisk Tonefilm 1960
Distributor in Sweden (Inst. Video) Stiftelsen Svenska Filminstitutet 1994
Distributor in Sweden (DVD) Studio S Entertainment 2007
Laboratory Laboratoires de Tirages Cinématographiques (LTC)
Special Effects Atelier d'Art Cinématographique (LAX)
Re-recording Mixer Estúdios Gravason Ltda.

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 110409
Date 1971-10-12
Classification Allowed from age 11
Original length 2950 meters
Notes Speltid: 108 minuter. Aktlängder: 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0.


Censorship number 94964
Date 1960-02-19
Classification Allowed from age 15
Original length 2775 meters
Notes Speltid: 101 minuter.


Censorship number 94964
Date 1959-11-11
Classification Allowed from age 15
Original length 2950 meters
Notes Speltid: 108 minuter. Aktlängder: 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0.


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 1.37:1
Sound type Sound
Sound system Optical mono
Colour type Colour
Colour system Eastman Color
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 24
Length in metres 2950 meter
Length in minutes 108 min


Original work

Original title Orfeu da Conceição (Play)
Author Vinícius de Moraes


Production location

1958-08-20 1958-12-20
Rio de Janeiro Brazil

Release dates

Festival showing 1959-05 Cannes France 105 min
First showing 1959-06-12 Français Paris France 105 min
1959-06-12 Marignan Paris France 105 min
Release in Sweden 1959-12-18 Sergel Stockholm Sweden 108 min
TV showing 1980-01-19 TV2 Sweden
1986-05-06 TV2 Sweden
DVD release 2007-03-16 Sweden

Soundtrack listing

Original title A felicidade
Composer Antônio Carlos Jobim
Lyrics Vinícius de Moraes


Original title O nosso amor
Composer Antônio Carlos Jobim
Lyrics Antônio Carlos Jobim


Original title Manhã de carnaval
Composer Luiz Bonfá
Lyrics Antônio Maria


Original title Samba de Orfeu
Composer Luiz Bonfá
Lyrics Antônio Maria


Awards

Academy Award of Merit Los Angeles 1960 (bästa ej engelskspråkiga film/Best Foreign Language Film)
Golden Globe Los Angeles 1960 (bästa utländska film/Best Foreign Film - tills. med ytterliga fyra filmer, bl.a. Smultronstället)
Palme d'Or Cannes 1959 Marcel Camus

Holdings Film

The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se

Element type Print
Carrier type 16 mm
Length 1151


Element type Print
Carrier type 16 mm
Length 1151


Element type Print
Carrier type 16 mm
Length 1147


Element type Print
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 2705


Element type Print
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 2723


Element type Print
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 2729


Element type Digitalt tilläggsmaterial


Element type Digitalt visningsmaterial
Carrier type ProRes


Holdings Posters

Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2


Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity 2


Holdings Scripts

Script type Dialoglista
Language Portuguese


Holdings Stills

Black and white print SET
Colour prints 18
Slides 1
Album No


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck


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