Black Orpheus

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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.

Country:

Brazil,

France,

Italy

Genre:

Drama,

Fantasy,

Music,

Romance

Duration:

100 minutes

Year:

1959

Director:

Marcel Camus

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Company:

Dispat Films,

Gemma,

Tupan Filmes

Cast:
Breno Mello

Orfeo

Marpessa Dawn

Eurydice

Lourdes de Oliveira

Mira

Léa Garcia

Serafina

Adhemar Ferreira da Silva

Death

Crew:
Antônio Carlos Jobim

Original Music Composer

Marcel Camus

Director

Luiz Bonfá

Original Music Composer

Andrée Feix

Editor

Sacha Gordine

Producer