tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796371.post113687821989712807..comments2023-10-11T03:42:59.033-07:00Comments on The Criterion Contraption: #48: Black OrpheusMatthew Dessemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09288268335735601918noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796371.post-74323558558274973942016-12-20T20:40:41.241-08:002016-12-20T20:40:41.241-08:00I remember seeing this film for the first time lik...I remember seeing this <a href="http://blog.buttermouth.com/2007/06/top-25-places-to-watch-free-movies-and.html" rel="nofollow">film</a> for the first time like it was yesterday. I didn't know what I had watched, but I loved every second of it.Greg The Movie Buffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01077546507164590716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796371.post-57570361165436665052011-12-20T19:27:53.163-08:002011-12-20T19:27:53.163-08:00I agree that “life in the favelas involves more th...I agree that “life in the favelas involves more than singing, dancing, and spectacular sunrises.” It’s true there are no mosquitoes in the favelas of <i>Black Orpheus</i>, but to criticize this film because it has little to do with the reality of the favelas is to criticize it for failing to attain something to which it never aspires. I think it’s important to bear in mind these lyrics sung earlyJohn B.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796371.post-70098295624129714362010-08-03T02:30:55.319-07:002010-08-03T02:30:55.319-07:00very sensible movie i loved it pls do watch itvery sensible movie i loved it pls do watch itOswaldhttp://costumeshorizon.com/product_info.php?products_id=17416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796371.post-16034422470826165272010-07-27T00:27:34.813-07:002010-07-27T00:27:34.813-07:00Al,
Thanks for the thoughtful and evocative comme...Al,<br /><br />Thanks for the thoughtful and evocative comment. In the time since I last saw the film, its occasional stereotypes have faded in my memory, but the music, and especially the final scene, have stayed with me.Matthew Dessemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09288268335735601918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796371.post-16607653781808205512010-07-25T19:23:34.329-07:002010-07-25T19:23:34.329-07:00I enjoyed seeing the movie again. The scenes insi...I enjoyed seeing the movie again. The scenes inside their homes brought back memories of when I grew up in the rural South - no locked doors! Amidst the pains of oppression, my childhood was filled with many moments of joy. I remember the gentle teasing with cousins, our sneaking peeks of older relatives who had begun courting, my running barefoot through God's creation, and most of all, Al Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15925368934267072685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796371.post-71874157085840115782008-11-02T17:21:00.000-08:002008-11-02T17:21:00.000-08:00thanks for the post! i am looking forward to revi...thanks for the post! i am looking forward to revisiting this beloved work. <BR/><BR/>xoxo,<BR/><BR/>Cycyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12013349352081913486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796371.post-92120331080331174942008-08-14T02:40:00.000-07:002008-08-14T02:40:00.000-07:00I find it strange that you look for social politic...I find it strange that you look for social political correctness in the retelling of a myth.<BR/><BR/>The man who eats the melon is a sailor who rarely gets home. He is fed a fruit by his lover after making love we suppose. This couple who is all about joy and simplicity is there to provide a contrast with the oh so serious and intense Orpheus/Euridyce couple. Maybe it is a reference to the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796371.post-1137871640330673172006-01-21T11:27:00.000-08:002006-01-21T11:27:00.000-08:00J.P., I haven't--as far as I can tell, there was n...J.P., I haven't--as far as I can tell, there was never an English translation of the play. And a casual search of a few library catalogs would seem to indicate that the last Portuguese publication was in 1967--the NYPL had a copy but it's listed as "Currently Unavailable for Checkout." And that's all the research I'm going to do on that. Regardless of whether that scene is in the play, I thinkMatthew Dessemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09288268335735601918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796371.post-1137871273688888872006-01-21T11:21:00.000-08:002006-01-21T11:21:00.000-08:00Oh, come on, Rog, it's spine number 300, not 390! ...Oh, come on, Rog, it's spine number 300, not 390! At one movie a week, I'll be there by the spring of 2011; no time at all. By that point, of course, Criterion will have long since abandoned DVD for Blu-Ray and this site will be an anachronism.Matthew Dessemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09288268335735601918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796371.post-1137607706076654252006-01-18T10:08:00.000-08:002006-01-18T10:08:00.000-08:00Have you checked to see if any of the questionable...Have you checked to see if any of the questionable scenes are in the original play? I don't know much about Vinicius de Moraes, but according to Wikipedia he was at least from Rio (although perhaps not from the favelas).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796371.post-1137575862413758672006-01-18T01:17:00.000-08:002006-01-18T01:17:00.000-08:00Life Aquatic is spine number 390, so I'm betting y...Life Aquatic is spine number 390, so I'm betting you'll be watching it a couple years down the road. ;)Roghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06574086634758656290noreply@blogger.com