Black Orpheus
The film that introduced Bossa Nova to the world...
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.
Movie Info
Release Date: 6/12/1959
Runtime: 100 min
Director: Marcel Camus
Writers: Vinicius de Moraes, Marcel Camus, Marcel Camus
Top Cast
Breno Mello
Orfeo
Marpessa Dawn
Eurydice
Lourdes de Oliveira
Mira
Léa Garcia
Serafina
Adhemar Ferreira da Silva
Death
Alexandre Constantino
Hermes
Marcel Camus
Ernesto
Fausto Guerzoni
Fausto
Zeni Pereira
Elizeth Cardoso
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