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Black Orpheus (1959)

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

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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Cast & Crew

Director
Marcel Camus
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    Orfeo Breno Mello
  • Profile picture of Marpessa Dawn
    Eurydice Marpessa Dawn
  • Profile picture of Lourdes de Oliveira
    Mira Lourdes de Oliveira
  • Profile picture of Léa Garcia
    Serafina Léa Garcia
  • Profile picture of Adhemar Ferreira da Silva
    Death Adhemar Ferreira da Silva
  • Profile picture of Alexandre Constantino
    Hermes Alexandre Constantino
  • Profile picture of Marcel Camus
    Ernesto Marcel Camus
  • Profile picture of Fausto Guerzoni
    Fausto Fausto Guerzoni

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Keywords

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