Black Orpheus
6.981
1959-06-12
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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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.
Released
1959-06-12
Runtime
100
Director
Marcel Camus
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Genres
Drama
Romance
Language
Português
Production
Dispat Films
Gemma
Tupan Filmes
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Marcel Camus
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Fausto Guerzoni
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Zeni Pereira
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Elizeth Cardoso
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Cartola
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Dona Zica
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