Orfeu
| Orfeu | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Carlos Diegues |
| Written by | Carlos Diegues Paulo Lins Hermano Vianna Hamilton Vaz Pereira João Emanuel Carneiro |
| Produced by | Renata Almeida Magalhães Paula Lavigne Daniel Filho |
| Starring | Toni Garrido Patrícia França |
| Cinematography | Affonso Beato |
| Edited by | Sérgio Mekler |
| Music by | Caetano Veloso |
Production company | Rio Vermelho Filmes
Globo Filmes |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | Brazil |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Budget | R$6,8–7 million[1][2] |
| Box office | R$4,455,409[3] |
Orfeu is a 1999 Brazilian drama film directed by Carlos Diegues, based on the play Orfeu da Conceição by Vinicius de Moraes. It retells the Greek legend of Orpheus and Eurydice, setting it in the modern context of Rio de Janeiro during Carnival. Toni Garrido stars as Orfeu, Patrícia França as Eurídice and Murilo Benício as Lucinho.
Mostly shot in scenographic favela in Jacarepaguá, Rio de Janeiro,[4] it included scenes from the 1998 Carnival celebration in which Garrido paraded with the samba school Viradouro.[5]
Cast
- Toni Garrido as Orpheus
- Patrícia França as Eurydice
- Murilo Benício as Lucinho
- Zezé Motta as Conceição
- Milton Gonçalves as Inácio
- Isabel Fillardis as Mira
- Maria Ceiça as Carmen
- Stepan Nercessian as Pacheco
- Maurício Gonçalves as Pecê
Reception
It won the 1st Grande Prêmio Cinema Brasil for Best Film, Best Cinematography and Best Score.[6] It was also the Brazilian submission to the 2001 Academy Award, but it did not enter the competition.[7]
See also
- List of submissions to the 72nd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Brazilian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
- ^ Eduardo, Cléber (December 1, 2010). "Custos em alta". Época (in Portuguese). Editora Globo. Retrieved June 2, 2014.
- ^ Claudio, Ivan (April 7, 1999). "Próxima estação". IstoÉ Independente (in Portuguese). Editora Três. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
- ^ "Filmes Brasileiros Lançados – 1995 a 2012" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Ancine. p. 31. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 1, 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
- ^ "'Orfeu' atrai cerca de 170 mil pessoas em cinco dias". Diário de Cuiabá (in Portuguese). 1999. Retrieved June 2, 2014.
- ^ Clemente, Isabel (March 8, 2000). "Personalidades "dão o bolo" nas escolas e faltam a desfile no Rio". Folha de S. Paulo (in Portuguese). Grupo Folha. Retrieved June 2, 2014.
- ^ "Depois do 'Oscar', governo muda regras do cinema". Folha de S. Paulo (in Portuguese). Grupo Folha. February 14, 2000. Archived from the original on February 27, 2014. Retrieved February 27, 2014.
- ^ "Minc escolhe "Orfeu" para o Oscar". Folha de S. Paulo (in Portuguese). Grupo Folha. October 27, 1999. Archived from the original on February 27, 2014. Retrieved February 27, 2014.
