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3 unusual facts about Black Orpheus


Ethnographic film

The Academy Award-winning film Black Orpheus can be considered another milestone in the second category.

Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus

The album contains both original compositions and covers of songs from the 1959 film Black Orpheus.

Medium Cool

Wexler has said the scene under the opening credits with the bike messenger delivering film to the television station was inspired by the film, Black Orpheus (1959).


Latin Impressions

# "Carnaval (Theme From "Black Orpheus")" (Luiz Bonfá, Maria Toledo, Antônio Maria) - 2:34

Orfeu

This film is also considered to be a much more updated, grittier remake of the 1959 film Black Orpheus.

Pery Ribeiro

Among them was a disc featuring the songs "Manhã de Carnaval" and "Samba de Orfeu" by Luiz Bonfá and Antônio Maria, which had been part of the soundtrack of the 1959 film Black Orpheus.


see also

In Person at El Matador

# Black Orpheus Medley: Manhã de Carnaval/Batuque de Orfeu/Samba de Orfeu/A Felicidade (Luiz Bonfá & Antônio Maria/Rossini Pacheco/Luiz Bonfá & Antônio Maria/Antônio Carlos Jobim & Vinícius de Moraes)