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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 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.
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 (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
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Marcel Camus was a French film director. He is best known for Orfeu Negro, which won the Palme d'Or at the 1959 Cannes Film Festival and the 1960 Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.
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Mar 4, 2014 · Marcel Camus directed the 1959 film Black Orpheus, a retelling of the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice set in Rio de Janeiro. The film won awards, popularized bossa nova and introduced Brazil to the world, but also faced criticism from Brazilian filmmakers.
