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  2. Black Orpheus - Wikipedia

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    Black Orpheus won the Palme d'Or at the 1959 Cannes Film Festival, [9] the 1960 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, [24] and the 1960 Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Film, and was nominated for the 1961 BAFTA Award for Best Film. In the last case, Brazil was credited together with France and Italy.

  3. Orpheus - Wikipedia

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    Orpheus's mother taught him to make verses for singing. He is also said to have studied in Egypt. [56] Orpheus is said to have established the worship of Hecate in Aegina. [57] In Laconia Orpheus is said to have brought the worship of Demeter Chthonia [58] and that of the Κόρες Σωτείρας (Kóres Sōteíras; 'Saviour Maidens').

  4. Orpheus and Eurydice - Wikipedia

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    Orpheus and Eurydice, a ballet choreographed by Dame Ninette de Valois with music by Gluck (1941) [6] Orpheus, a ballet made by choreographer George Balanchine to music by Igor Stravinsky (1948) Orpheus in the Underworld, an album by Don Shirley (1956) Orpheus, a song by New York Rock & Roll Ensemble, from Reflections (Manos Hatzidakis album ...

  5. The Gaze of Orpheus - Wikipedia

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    In ancient Greek religion, The Gaze of Orpheus is derived from the antiquarian Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice.In the story of Orpheus, the poet descends to the underworld to retrieve his wife, Eurydice from premature death, only on Hades’ and Persephone's condition that he does not look at her during the process.

  6. 19 Black figures who changed history - AOL

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    Parks became one of the most impactful Black women in American history almost overnight when she refused to move to the “colored” section of a public bus in 1955. This act of protest kicked ...

  7. Marcel Camus - Wikipedia

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    [5] [6] He directed nearly a dozen films, including Orfeu Negro (also known as Black Orpheus), which won the Palme d'Or at the 1959 Cannes Film Festival [1] and the 1960 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film [2] In 1960, Camus made a second Brazilian-themed film, Os bandeirantes. [6]

  8. Breno Mello - Wikipedia

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    Não podia me sustentar com o cinema e, por isso, retornei ao futebol."] [2] In 2004, Mello returned to film, appearing in the documentary In Search of Black Orpheus (in which he portrayed himself) to talk about the impact that the movie Black Orpheus had on the world of Brazilian music, such as Bossa Nova and samba. However, the filmmakers of ...

  9. Why is it called Black Friday? Here's the real history behind ...

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    The city's retailers wanted to capitalize on the increased traffic, so they tried to erase the negative connotation around "Black Friday," even briefly attempting to call it "Big Friday." But the ...