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Marcel Camus (21 April 1912 – 13 January 1982) was a French film director. He is best known for Orfeu Negro (Black Orpheus), which won the Palme d'Or at the 1959 Cannes Film Festival and the 1960 Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.
Marcel Camus (1912-1982) was a filmmaker who made films such as Black Orpheus, Love in the Night and Le mur de l'Atlantique. He also worked as a professor of painting and sculpture, and collaborated with scenarist Jacques Viot.
- Marcel Camus
- January 13, 1982
- April 21, 1912
Marcel Camus was a French motion-picture director who won international acclaim for his second film, Orfeu Negro (Black Orpheus) in 1958. The film was praised for its use of exotic settings and brilliant spectacle and won first prize at both the Cannes and Venice film festivals as well as an Oscar.
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Marcel Camus est un réalisateur français, né le 21 avril 1912 à Chappes ( Ardennes ), et mort le 13 janvier 1982 à Paris 1. Il est surtout connu pour son film Orfeu Negro, succès mondial, palme d'or du Festival de Cannes 1959 et oscar du meilleur film étranger l'année suivante.
May 11, 2021 · From the documentary “Looking for Black Orpheus” https://youtu.be/wdyfta_7vTs
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Apr 21, 2021 · Learn about the life and career of Marcel Camus, a pioneer of world cinema who directed the 1959 masterpiece Black Orpheus. Discover how his works influenced future generations of artists and why they are still relevant.
Winner of both the Academy Award for best foreign-language film and the Cannes Film Festival’s Palme d’Or, Marcel Camus’ Black Orpheus (Orfeu negro) brings the ancient Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice to the twentieth-century madness of Carnival in Rio de Janeiro.
