Marpessa Dawn
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Biography: Marpessa Dawn (January 3, 1934 — August 25, 2008), also known as Gypsy Marpessa Dawn Menor was an American-born French actress, singer, and dancer. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania of African-American and Filipino heritage, she is best-remembered for her role as "Eurydice" in the film Black Orpheus. She and her fellow lead from that film, Brazilian actor Breno Mello, died just 42 days apart in 2008, both from heart attacks.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Birthday: January 03, 1934
Deathday: August 25, 2008
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Gender: Female
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Sweet Movie
Overview: The winner of the Miss World Virginity contest marries, escapes from her masochistic husband and ends up involved in a world of debauchery.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-06-12
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Black Orpheus
Overview: Young lovers Orfeu and Eurydice run through the favelas of Rio during Carnaval, on the lam from a hitman dressed like Death and Orfeu's vengeful fiancée Mira and passing between moments of fantasy and stark reality. This impressionistic retelling of the Greek legend of Orpheus and Eurydice introduced bossa nova to the world with its soundtrack by young Brazilian composers Luiz Bonfá and Antonio Carlos Jobim.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1959-06-12
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Private Collections
Overview: Three stories. A solitary sailor falls from his boat and washes ashore on a tropical island. While seeking rescue, he's found by a nearly naked woman who is playful and compliant. He decides to erase his signs of distress and remain on the island. What awaits? In the second, an adolescent searches for the words of a nursery rime he remembers bits of. His journey takes him into dreams, sexual awakening, and Oedipal fantasy. Third, a man of wealth in late-nineteenth century Paris hires a prostitute for the night. She's also cabaret performer and takes him to her room. He fears he's about to be robbed. What's her secret?
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1979-06-27
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The Secret of the Blue Men
Overview: An adventurer intends to seize the fabulous treasure of the Tuaregs. But when he falls in love with a beautiful Indian woman, he ends up defending the booty from other adventurers with less scruples.
Genres: Adventure
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1961-08-11
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Africa on the Seine
Overview: This film is widely regarded as the first film made by an African south of the Sahara. Labelled an “ethnological documentary in reverse,” it shows 1950s Paris from the cinematic perspective of a group of African immigrants. (Mubi)
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1955-01-02
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Boubou cravate
Overview: An African diplomat who has returned to his native country after a long stay in Europe realizes that perhaps he has assimilated too much white culture.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1972-01-02
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Élisa
Overview: Recently released from reform school, Élisa works at Madame Irma's before moving to Paris, where her success is growing. On a trip to the provinces, she meets Bernard, a blind man. They soon fall in love, but Élisa hides her activities from him. When he finds out, he hits her. The situation quickly degenerates.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1957-03-08
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Le Bal du comte d'Orgel
Overview: Nobles try desperately to cling to the crumbling aristocracy in the days following World War I. The Count (Jean-Claude Brialy) and his Countess Mahe (Sylvia Fennec) delight in throwing lavish costume balls. The couple develops a friendship with a young boy who delights in the parties thrown by the noble couple. Love soon blooms between the Countess and the boy as she searches for something more than a string of endless parties and social affairs. The masquerades are an attempt to freeze time and hold on to the nostalgia of a bygone era. For fear of losing her, the Count allows the Countess to continue her love affair.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1970-06-30
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38-24-36
Overview: The film is a rundown of the songs sung by the stars of the time, chained to various shows such as strip and comic caricatures.
Genres: Music
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1963-03-31
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Chérie Noire
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1966-10-27
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Womaneater
Overview: A mad scientist captures women and feeds them to a flesh-eating tree, which in turn gives him a serum that helps bring the dead back to life.
Genres: Horror Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1958-04-01
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