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Black Orpheus (1959)

Directed by Marcel Camus · Cinematography by Jean Bourgoin

PG100 min43 frames

DramaRomance

The film that introduced Bossa Nova to the world...

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Black Orpheus (1959) movie still: wide — A clear blue sky occupies the vast majority of the frame. A single yellow circular kite with a long tail…Black Orpheus (1959) movie still: medium — A woman stands in a crowd of costumed revelers at an outdoor nighttime festival. She wears a lavish…Black Orpheus (1959) movie still: wide — A high rocky cliff overlooks an expansive ocean with distant mountainous islands at sunset. Two young boys…Black Orpheus (1959) movie still: closeup — A dark, dimly lit stage with a wooden structure visible in the background. A woman in a gold fringed top…Black Orpheus (1959) movie still: closeup — A rustic cottage interior shows a window looking out onto a blurred bright exterior. A young woman in a…Black Orpheus (1959) movie still: closeup — A man stands indoors against a wall with patterned wood paneling and red lighting. The man, wearing a…Black Orpheus (1959) movie still: establishing — A dark night view of a road surface with blurry red taillights ahead. The lights are arranged in…Black Orpheus (1959) movie still: medium — A cluttered archival workspace features floor-to-ceiling wooden bookshelves filled with bound record…Black Orpheus (1959) movie still: fullbody — A dark park at night features large silhouetted trees against a twilight horizon. A person walks away…Black Orpheus (1959) movie still: medium — A man in a golden costume stands before a chalkboard with handwritten text. An older man in a suit…Black Orpheus (1959) movie still: medium — A woman stands on a grassy slope with large rocky mountains in the background. She looks toward the sky…Black Orpheus (1959) movie still: wide — A grassy hillside overlook features a large mountain peak in the distant background. A person walks across…Black Orpheus (1959) movie still: fullbody — A grassy, unpaved hillside overlooking a coastal city skyline and large bay. Three children dance…Black Orpheus (1959) movie still: medium — A sunny outdoor location features a man interacting with a cluster of bright pinwheels. An individual…Black Orpheus (1959) movie still: fullbody — A group of people gathers on a dry, rocky hillside with loose dirt. Several individuals carry boxes on…Black Orpheus (1959) movie still: fullbody — A woman in a white dress sits on a stone ledge on a mountainside. A man leans forward with his head…
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Black Orpheus — official trailer

What is Black Orpheus about?

Young lovers Orfeu and Eurydice run through the favelas of Rio during Carnaval, on the lam from a hitman dressed like Death and Orfeu's vengeful fiancée Mira and passing between moments of fantasy and stark reality. This impressionistic retelling of the Greek legend of Orpheus and Eurydice introduced bossa nova to the world with its soundtrack by young Brazilian composers Luiz Bonfá and Antonio Carlos Jobim.

Where can you watch Black Orpheus?

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What does the cinematography of Black Orpheus look like?

Sampled across 43 frames, the coverage of Black Orpheus leans on medium shots (44% of the sample) and wide compositions (21%). Cinematographer Jean Bourgoin keeps 67% of it in soft, naturalistic light. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 58% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of Black Orpheus?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Black Orpheus (1959) are #35312c, #100d0c, #d8d5cc, #f4f3ed, #746e6c, #968a73 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

  • #35312c
  • #100d0c
  • #d8d5cc
  • #f4f3ed
  • #746e6c
  • #968a73

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