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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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.
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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.
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