Black Orpheus

Black Orpheus (1959)

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

Drama Romance

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.

star 6.9
  • Release Date: 1959-06-12
  • Runtime: 1h 40min
  • Director: Marcel Camus

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    • Trailer

    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

    • Marcel Camus

      Ernesto

    • Fausto Guerzoni

      Fausto

    • Thereza Santos

    • Zeni Pereira

    • Elizeth Cardoso

    • Cartola

    • Dona Zica

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