Black Orpheus
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.
Country: BR, FR
Genre: Drama, Romance
Release: 1959-06-12
Director: Marcel Camus
Production: Dispat Films, Gemma Cinematografica, Tupan Filmes
Cast: Breno Mello, Marpessa Dawn, Lourdes de Oliveira, Léa Garcia, Adhemar Ferreira da Silva
Tagline: The film that introduced Bossa Nova to the world...
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