Movie·1959·1h 40m
Black Orpheus
The film that introduced Bossa Nova to the world...
Directed By
Marcel Camus
Country
Brazil
Language
Portuguese
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The Story
Original title: Orfeu Negro
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.
Written By
Jacques Viot
Producer
Sacha Gordine
Cinematography
Jean Bourgoin
Music
Luiz Bonfá
Editor
Andrée Feix
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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// cast
Cast
Breno Mello
Orfeo
Marpessa Dawn
Eurydice
Lourdes de Oliveira
Mira
Léa Garcia
Serafina
Adhemar Ferreira da Silva
Death
Waldetar De Souza
Chico
Alexandre Constantino
Hermes
Jorge Dos Santos
Benedito
Aurino Cassiano
Zeca
Maria Alice
Little Girl
Marcel Camus
Ernesto
Fausto Guerzoni
Fausto
Thereza Santos
Zeni Pereira
Elizeth Cardoso
Cartola
Dona Zica
// crew
Crew
Marcel Camus
Director
Sacha Gordine
Producer
Luiz Bonfá
Original Music Composer
Antônio Carlos Jobim
Original Music Composer
Andrée Feix
Editor
Jacques Viot
Screenplay
Jean Bourgoin
Director of Photography
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