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Black Orpheus
Black Orpheus

Black Orpheus

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

Genres

DramaRomance

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Portuguese

Runtime

100 mins

Rating

7/10

Release Date

12 June 1959

Country

Brazil

Cast

Breno Mello

Breno Mello

Orfeo

Marpessa Dawn

Marpessa Dawn

Eurydice

Lourdes de Oliveira

Lourdes de Oliveira

Mira

Léa Garcia

Léa Garcia

Serafina

Adhemar Ferreira da Silva

Adhemar Ferreira da Silva

Death

Waldetar De Souza

Waldetar De Souza

Chico

Alexandre Constantino

Alexandre Constantino

Hermes

Jorge Dos Santos

Jorge Dos Santos

Benedito

Aurino Cassiano

Aurino Cassiano

Zeca

Maria Alice

Maria Alice

Little Girl

Marcel Camus

Marcel Camus

Ernesto

Fausto Guerzoni

Fausto Guerzoni

Fausto

Thereza Santos

Thereza Santos

Zeni Pereira

Zeni Pereira

Elizeth Cardoso

Elizeth Cardoso

Cartola

Cartola

Dona Zica

Dona Zica

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