Artefacts

Film poster, "Orfeu Negro" by Marcel Camus, 1959, with Adhemar FERREIRA DA SILVA (BRA), double Olympic champion.

Physical description

The poster depicts Orpheus walking with Eurydice in his arms on a black background. The colours are bright and recalls the ones of the flag from Brasil. Caption "Palme d'or. La plus haute récompense du Festival de Cannes".

Created

Created: Affiches Gaillard Created: Gilbert ALLARD

Symbolized

Symbolically represented: Adhemar DA SILVA (29.09.1927)

Materials

paper

Colors

green, black, yellow, multi coloured

Dimension

158 x 117 cm

Type of item

Posters -> film poster

Reference number

238164

Keywords

Helsinki 1952, Olympic Games Melbourne 1956, Olympic Games Brazil Athletics Cinema Greek mythology

Notes

Poster for the film “Orfeu Negro”, directed by Marcel Camus, 1959, starring Adhemar FERREIRA DA SILVA (BRA), double Olympic champion. “Orfeu Negro” is a Franco-Italian-Brazilian musical directed by Marcel Camus, released in 1959. It won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival that year. The film is a modern-day reinterpretation of the Orpheus and Eurydice myth, set in Rio de Janeiro during carnival time. The actor who plays Death is Adhemar Ferreira da Silva, a double Olympic champion in the triple jump, at the 1952 and 1956 Games. Purchase