Black Orpheus
Lopert Pictures Corporation | Release Date: February 24, 2006 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
81
METASCORE
Universal acclaim based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
7
Mixed:
1
Negative:
0
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
Washington PostAnn Hornaday
A riotous, rapturous explosion of sound and color, Black Orpheus is less about Orpheus's doomed love for Eurydice than about Camus's love for cinema at its most gestural and kinetic. Read full review
90
The New York TimesBosley Crowther
It really is not the two lovers that are the focus of interest in this film; it is the music, the movement, the storm of color that go into the two-day festival. M. Camus has done a superb job of getting the documented look not only of the overall fandango but also of the buildup of momentum the day before. (Review of Original Release) Read full review
90
Village VoiceMichael Atkinson
Camus's film remains a revivifying experience - and a mid-winter oasis. Born and bred in France, Camus made other films, and lots of French TV, but Black Orpheus may still be the greatest one-hit-wonder import we've ever seen. Read full review
88
TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not credited)
Besides its exhilarating style, the well-acted film works as an effective translation of the classic Greek myth into a Brazilian romance. (Review of Original Release) Read full review
88
Chicago TribuneMichael Wilmington
A film that art-house audiences in 1959 loved madly. And who can blame them? A buoyant, searingly colorful retelling of the Orpheus and Eurydice myth set in Rio de Janiero, writer-director's Marcel Camus' movie is a romance heightened by its backdrop. Read full review
80
VarietyStaff (Not credited)
Pic is somewhat cerebral, being mainly helped by the fresh playing of the cast, especially Yank actress Dawn. Color is excellent, and director Marcel Camus gives this movement. (Review of Original Release) Read full review
75
Boston GlobeWesley Morris
This is a movie about the marriage between sound and image, and the sound is wearing the pants in the relationship. Read full review
50
Chicago ReaderDave Kehr
This sort of thing was considered high art not so long ago; now it seems forced and ponderously symbolic. Read full review
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