Black Orpheus (1959)

  • PG
  • 12/21/1959 (US)
  • Drama, Romance
  • 1h 40m

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

Overview

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.

Marcel Camus

Director

Jacques Viot

Screenplay

Cast

Breno Mello's headshot

Breno Mello

Orfeo
Marpessa Dawn's headshot

Marpessa Dawn

Eurydice
Lourdes de Oliveira's headshot

Lourdes de Oliveira

Mira
Léa Garcia's headshot

Léa Garcia

Serafina
Adhemar Ferreira da Silva's headshot

Adhemar Ferreira da Silva

Death
Waldetar De Souza's headshot

Waldetar De Souza

Chico
Alexandre Constantino's headshot

Alexandre Constantino

Hermes
Jorge Dos Santos's headshot

Jorge Dos Santos

Benedito

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