{"product_id":"black-orpheus-黒いオルフェ-orfeu-negro-original-release-japanese-movie-poster-1960-artwork-by-hisamitsu-noguchi-b2-size-51-73-cm-g214","title":"“Black Orpheus” (黒いオルフェ \/ Orfeu Negro), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1960, Artwork by Hisamitsu Noguchi, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) G214","description":"\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eoriginal Japanese B2 theatrical poster printed in 1960\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e for the first Japanese release of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBlack Orpheus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (黒いオルフェ \/ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOrfeu Negro\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), Marcel Camus’s celebrated romantic drama inspired by the ancient Greek myth of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOrpheus and Eurydice\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and set during Carnival in Rio de Janeiro.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWinner of both the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePalme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAcademy Award for Best Foreign Language Film\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBlack Orpheus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e remains one of the most internationally admired films of the late 1950s, renowned for its colour, movement, music, and tragic lyricism.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFilm background\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDirected by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMarcel Camus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBlack Orpheus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e reimagines the Orpheus myth in the streets, hills, and Carnival rhythms of Rio de Janeiro. The film stars \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBreno Mello\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e as Orfeu and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMarpessa Dawn\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e as Eurydice, transforming one of the great tragic love stories of the ancient world into a modern, sun-drenched tale of passion, fate, music, and loss.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe film was especially important in bringing Brazilian music to a wider international audience. Its soundtrack, featuring music associated with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAntônio Carlos Jobim\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLuiz Bonfá\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, helped introduce audiences around the world to the sounds of samba and bossa nova. The film’s atmosphere — part romance, part myth, part Carnival spectacle — made it a defining work of international art cinema.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePoster design\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis Japanese B2 features \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebreathtaking artwork by the celebrated Japanese illustrator Hisamitsu Noguchi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, whose bold, theatrical style gives the film a particularly striking Japanese visual identity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAgainst a deep black background, the central image shows Orfeu carrying Eurydice in an ecstatic dance-like embrace, their costumes rendered in vivid yellow, blue, and white. 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An eternal love risked beneath the burning sun!”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe poster also proudly announces the film’s major awards:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e「米アカデミー外国映画賞受賞」\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Winner of the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e「カンヌ映画祭グランプリ受賞」\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Winner at the Cannes Film Festival”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe lower section is dominated by the enormous yellow Japanese title \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e黒いオルフェ\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, one of the most visually powerful title treatments among Japanese posters for international art films of this period. At lower right, the French title \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eORFEU NEGRO\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTowa\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e distribution mark appear, confirming the Japanese release presentation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe result is a superb country-of-release design: romantic, rhythmic, graphic, and unmistakably of its era.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExcellent vintage condition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Please review the photos carefully, as they show the exact poster for sale.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe poster presents beautifully, with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003erich black background tones, vivid colour, strong contrast, and excellent display impact\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. 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