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Film: Black Orpheus (1959)

3 Jun 2010, 7:30 p.m.

From a French director but set in Brazil, this is an incredible adaptation of the Greek myth of Orpheus, in the Carnival of Rio de Janeiro. Winner of the Palme D’Or (highest prize) at the Cannes Film Festival, and of the Oscar for Best Foreign Film, it features a magic soundtrack of samba and bossa nova.

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