Black Orpheus poster

Black Orpheus

Orfeu Negro

19591h 40mDrama · Romance
directed by Marcel Camus

“The film that introduced Bossa Nova to the world...”

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7 / 10
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7.4 / 10
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81 / 100
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88%

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Synopsis

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.

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