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Le grand Meaulnes (1967)
A beautiful fantasy which sparked my imagination
I saw LGM in French with subtitles (and two years of high school French!). It felt like a pleasant dream (visual, ideas), and I remembered it quite well -- but I had forgotten the title. I described it to a French friend several years later, and he named it for me right away. If I see it advertised for a theatre again, I'll definitely go, now that my French is a little better and my appreciation of fantasy much enhanced.
Orfeu Negro (1959)
Beautiful fantasy for eyes, ears, imagination
I've seen Black Orpheus several times, with subtitles, and I'll go again the next time I see it in a theatre. I've never been to Carnival anywhere, but if the visual impact is anything like this, I'd love to be there in person, and participating. The women's Carnival costumes will knock your eyes out. The two principals are very attractive, and I loved just hearing their names pronounced (Orfeu, Eurydic'). It's definitely the Orpheus story, though some of the "magic" was unconvincing to me. I always give a shiver now when I visit a trolley museum!