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19591h 40mPGPortuguese

Black Orpheus

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

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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.

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DirectorMarcel Camus

Keywords

guitarrio de janeirosambatrolleydancing in the streetbased on myths, legends or folkloredetachedcarnavaldemeaningorpheus

Cast

Breno Mello as Orfeo

Breno Mello

Orfeo

Marpessa Dawn as Eurydice

Marpessa Dawn

Eurydice

Lourdes de Oliveira as Mira

Lourdes de Oliveira

Mira

Léa Garcia as Serafina

Léa Garcia

Serafina

Adhemar Ferreira da Silva as Death

Adhemar Ferreira da Silva

Death

Waldetar De Souza as Chico

Waldetar De Souza

Chico

Alexandre Constantino as Hermes

Alexandre Constantino

Hermes

Jorge Dos Santos as Benedito

Jorge Dos Santos

Benedito

Aurino Cassiano as Zeca

Aurino Cassiano

Zeca

Maria Alice as Little Girl

Maria Alice

Little Girl