Question

An article about this film “Rising from Caricature” describes Jean-Luc Godard’s complaints over this film’s lack of realism. In this film, a character wears a blue and white scarf adorned with zodiac signs which is bitten by her lover’s dog. In this film’s first scene, a bas-relief (“BAH-relief”) explodes to reveal a dancing crowd. This film’s title character, who is said to make the sun rise, performs a song titled for the morning (-5[1])before an event that Vince Guaraldi covered in an album based on this film. This film’s female lead, who falls in love with a (*) trolley conductor is chased by a man wearing a black skeleton costume who identifies himself only as Death. Luiz Bonfa’s songs for this film helped popularize bossa nova (10[1])internationally. For 10 points, name this 1959 Marcel Camus (“cah-MOO”) film set during Carnaval that adapts (10[1])a myth of Eurydice’s death. ■END■ (0[1])

ANSWER: Black Orpheus [or Orfeu Negro]
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2024 Penn Bowl UNC10/26/2024Y367%0%0%129.50
2024 Penn Bowl Florida10/26/2024Y2100%50%0%90.00
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