Marcel Camus (21 April 1912 â€" 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.Camus was born in Chappes, Ardennes, France
and died in Paris. He studied art and intended to become an art
teacher. However, World War II interrupted his plans. He spent part of
the war in a German prisoner-of-war camp.Prior to directing films,
Camus assisted filmmakers in France, including Jacques Feyder, Luis
Buñuel, and Jacques Becker. He directed nearly a dozen films,
including Orfeu Negro (also known as Black Orpheus), which won the
Palme d'Or at the 1959 Cannes Film Festival and the 1960 Academy Award
for Best Foreign Language FilmIn 1960, Camus made a second
Brazlilian-themed film, Os bandeirantes. Twenty years after Orfeu
Negro, Camus returned to Brazilian themes for what would prove to be
his last film, Bahia (also known as Otalia da Bahia and Os pastores da
noite), based on a novel by Brazilian novelist Jorge Amado. These
films, however, failed to recapture the success of Orfeu Negro. In
1970, Camus had a moderate success with a World War II comedy, Le Mur
de l'Atlantique (The Atlantic Wall), starring the well-known French
comedian Bourvil. Camus ended his career working primarily in
television.
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.Camus was born in Chappes, Ardennes, France
and died in Paris. He studied art and intended to become an art
teacher. However, World War II interrupted his plans. He spent part of
the war in a German prisoner-of-war camp.Prior to directing films,
Camus assisted filmmakers in France, including Jacques Feyder, Luis
Buñuel, and Jacques Becker. He directed nearly a dozen films,
including Orfeu Negro (also known as Black Orpheus), which won the
Palme d'Or at the 1959 Cannes Film Festival and the 1960 Academy Award
for Best Foreign Language FilmIn 1960, Camus made a second
Brazlilian-themed film, Os bandeirantes. Twenty years after Orfeu
Negro, Camus returned to Brazilian themes for what would prove to be
his last film, Bahia (also known as Otalia da Bahia and Os pastores da
noite), based on a novel by Brazilian novelist Jorge Amado. These
films, however, failed to recapture the success of Orfeu Negro. In
1970, Camus had a moderate success with a World War II comedy, Le Mur
de l'Atlantique (The Atlantic Wall), starring the well-known French
comedian Bourvil. Camus ended his career working primarily in
television.
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