Orpheus

Orpheus

Orpheus

Introduction

Those who still remember the first time they saw the film Orfeu Negro (1959) will probably do so with nostalgia. Based on Vinícius de Moraes's play Orfeu da Conceição, Black Orpheus captured the hearts of an entire generation with poetic images and the heart-warming music of Antonio Carlos Jobim and Luis Bonfá. Black Orpheus made history, confirming the adage that the history of Brazilian cinema is as rich and storied as the films themselves. After the new medium was introduced in Brazil in 1897, Brazilian filmgoers immediately embraced the opportunity to explore their culture in the movie houses that began to spring up in the cities of Brazil (Kluckhohn, 1953).

The rise of film in Brazil generally corresponds to the timeline for the development of many national cinemas. The technology available then, coupled with what the moviegoing masses were ready to experience, dictated the types of films produced.

Film Genre

The proposed genre for the film cannot basically be categorized due to the fact that it based on the war context and cannot particularly fall into any specific genre (Karg, Over & Sutherland, 2007). For this reason, the film can be said to be based on a non-genre film (Worthington, 2009). The basic aim of the film is to present the horrors and drawbacks that wars bring and thus, it can be categorized into a terror based film that attempts to bring to the notice of the audience that wars, for any possible reason, are always “bad”.

Film Plot

The plot of the film revolves around the scenes of World War II portraying a family and the hardships it faced during the war were underway. The film will portray a person who, basically a tailor by profession, is forced to join the army for the purpose of adding to the armed forces. This not only affects his social life and family ties, but also creates innumerable issues for the family that are further displayed as the film progresses. The basic focus of the film is to inform the audiences about the various aspects of difficulties, hardships, decreased social life, loss of loved ones and other sorrowful happenings that family members have to face during war days.

Details of Production

The details of production basically are presented in three different categories including the production budget breakup, production and technical staff, and actor and actresses. The production budget, as already specified, is USD 2.5 million and is ...