Black Orpheus
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.
Release Date:
1959-06-12
Runtime:
100 minutes
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Starring:
Breno Mello
as Orfeo
Marpessa Dawn
as Eurydice
Lourdes de Oliveira
as Mira
Léa Garcia
as Serafina
Adhemar Ferreira da Silva
as Death
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Waldetar De Souza
as Chico
Alexandre Constantino
as Hermes
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Jorge Dos Santos
as Benedito
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Aurino Cassiano
as Zeca
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Maria Alice
as Little Girl
Marcel Camus
as Ernesto
Fausto Guerzoni
as Fausto
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Thereza Santos
Zeni Pereira
Elizeth Cardoso
Cartola
Dona Zica