Watch NowBlack Orpheus (1959)
12/06/1959
Drama, Romance
1h 40m
- 70% (217 votes)
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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.
- Marcel CamusDirector
- Jacques ViotScreenplay
Original Title
Orfeu Negro
Status
Released
Original Language
Portuguese
Keywords
- guitar
- rio de janeiro
- samba
- trolley
- dancing in the street
- based on myths, legends or folklore
- detached
- carnaval
- demeaning
Top Billed Cast
Breno Mello
Orfeo
Marpessa Dawn
Eurydice
Lourdes de Oliveira
Mira
Léa Garcia
Serafina
Adhemar Ferreira da Silva
Death
Waldetar De Souza
Chico
Alexandre Constantino
Hermes
Jorge Dos Santos
Benedito
Aurino Cassiano
Zeca
Maria Alice
Little Girl
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