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Black Orpheus
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Black Orpheus

1959-06-12 · 100 min · ★ 7.0

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.

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Directors
Marcel Camus
Production companies
Dispat Films, Gemma Cinematografica, Tupan Filmes
Countries
Brazil, Italy, France
Status
Released

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Breno MelloBreno MelloOrfeo
Marpessa DawnMarpessa DawnEurydice
Lourdes de OliveiraMira
Léa GarciaLéa GarciaSerafina
Adhemar Ferreira da SilvaAdhemar Ferreira da SilvaDeath
Waldetar De SouzaChico
Alexandre ConstantinoAlexandre ConstantinoHermes
Jorge Dos SantosBenedito
Aurino CassianoZeca
Maria AliceLittle Girl
Marcel CamusMarcel CamusErnesto
Fausto GuerzoniFausto GuerzoniFausto
Thereza Santos
Zeni PereiraZeni Pereira
Elizeth CardosoElizeth Cardoso
CartolaCartola
Dona ZicaDona Zica

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