Black Orpheus

Name: Black Orpheus
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 12 Jun 1959
Rating: 7.00
Cast: Breno Mello, Marpessa Dawn, Lourdes de Oliveira, Léa Garcia, Adhemar Ferreira da Silva

The film that introduced Bossa Nova to the world... 1959-06-12 Brazil, France, Italy 100 minutes.

7.00 217 votes

Drama Romance guitar rio de janeiro samba trolley dancing in the street based on myths, legends or folklore detached carnaval demeaning

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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.

Year 1959

Studio Dispat Films, Gemma, Tupan Filmes

Director Marcel Camus

Crew Antônio Carlos Jobim (Original Music Composer), Sacha Gordine (Producer), Luiz Bonfá (Original Music Composer), Marcel Camus (Director), Andrée Feix (Editor), Vinicius de Moraes (Theatre Play)

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Language Português