The New York Times by Dana Stevens
Finds a sprawling, vivid middle ground somewhere between documentary and myth.
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Brazil · 1999
1h 50m
Director Carlos Diegues
Starring Toni Garrido, Patrícia França, Murilo Benício, Zezé Motta
Genre Drama, Crime, Music, Romance
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Orfeu is a popular composer from a samba school. He lives in the favela and falls madly in love when he meets Euridice, a newcomer to the neighborhood. But the local drug boss Lucinho stands between them and will drastically change both their lives.
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The New York Times by Dana Stevens
Finds a sprawling, vivid middle ground somewhere between documentary and myth.
Hovers between mythic poetry and earthbound grit; the result is an inert, drably florid spectacle.
Chicago Reader by Jonathan Rosenbaum
I'm not sure how much has been gained in the updating.
Los Angeles Times by Kevin Thomas
Totally captivating, as seductive as a samba.
Austin Chronicle by Marjorie Baumgarten
All in all, though, this Brazilian import is a small curiosity, intriguing more for its failures than its accomplishments.
Chicago Tribune by Michael Wilmington
A seductive revisiting of an old classic - one that helps us see these lovers and their world with renewed passion.
San Francisco Chronicle by Mick LaSalle
A film one watches at an emotional remove, but from that distance there are sights and moments to appreciate.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer by Paula Nechak
While the film is technically polished and visually breathtaking, it lacks depth and becomes little more than a lawless fairy tale packed with pretty people.
Unfortunately, the innovations that attend this updating dilute the iconic weight of the original.
Fails to deliver the dramatic punch.
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