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Overall Grade: A
Story: A
Acting: B+
Direction: B+
Visuals: A+
Its about the music....
by Uncle P (movies profile) (Nov 10, 2007)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
The Soundtrack, the Story, and the Scenary make this movie a classic. When I saw this movie for the first time about 30 years ago, as a college freshman, I decided that... Full Review

Overall Grade: B-
Story: B-
Acting: C+
Direction: C+
Visuals: A-
Dated
by Kilo (movies profile) (Nov 21, 2007)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
I think when looking at this movie that you must judge it by the era. I think it is quite amazing that you could have a movie with a majority black cast in the sixties an... Full Review

Overall Grade: B
Story: A
Acting: C
Direction: C
Visuals: A-
"Euriiidiceee!!!"
by B. Noble (movies profile) (Nov 21, 2007)
1 of 2 people found this review helpful
This was not your average movie. To understand this movie, you'd have to know the Greek myth of Orpheus and Euridice. I thought it was an excellent transfer of settings f... Full Review

Overall Grade: B-
Story: C+
Acting: D+
Direction: C
Visuals: C+
Eurydice and Orpheus
by Yueyeyoona (movies profile) (Apr 13, 2006)
1 of 2 people found this review helpful
A pretty old film, nonetheless the most prominent thing about this film that I noticed was horrible acting. But maybe it was the time period....they were really dramatic.... Full Review

Overall Grade: A+
Story: A+
Acting: A+
Direction: A+
Visuals: A+
I Love this Movie
by Ryan (movies profile) (Jun 21, 2009)
For those who do not like the movie, you are entitled to your opinion but don't be so simple minded. I thought the set up of the movie was wonderful. The fact that it... Full Review

Overall Grade: A+
Story: A+
Acting: A
Direction: A
Visuals: A+
Great Movie
by Sunny (movies profile) (Dec 8, 2008)
I've seen this movie at least 8 times since it was first released. It is one of the greatest films of all time. The acting, dialogue, and photography are fantastic.... Full Review

Overall Grade: A
Story: A
Acting: A
Direction: A
Visuals: A
iT'S AMUST TO SEE MOVIE
by Prissy (movies profile) (Jul 3, 2008)
The movie is fantastic because it shows you the cultural side of Brazil.I think that film directors should be making more of these types of films.We need more insight to... Full Review

Overall Grade: A
Story: A-
Acting: A+
Direction: A
Visuals: A+
1959 Brazil
by J (movies profile) (Jul 1, 2008)
Set in 1959 Brazil during their Carnavale, this story takes place in a DIFFERENT Brazil! You can see the slums but people are not unhappy! In fact they seem very happy! U... Full Review

Overall Grade: A+
Story: A+
Acting: A
Direction: A+
Visuals: A+
Grand Illusion of Carnaval
by Yahoo! Movies User (movies profile) (May 3, 2006)
Marvelous! Stupendous! Magnificent! A modern reinterpretation of the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, Marcel Camus’ Black Orpheus celebrates the beauty, music, an... Full Review

Overall Grade: A+
Story: A+
Acting: A+
Direction: A+
Visuals: A+
The greatest movie ever
by Leah (movies profile) (Nov 21, 2007)
I really enjoyed this movie in my Spanish class. Everyone should see it. The people were so happy in it, even though they had little to nothing.  
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