Release Date
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Original Release
June 12, 1959
1h 40m
Black Orpheus (1959)
⭐ 7.0100 min
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.
Director
Marcel Camus
Department: Directing
⭐Popularity: 0.4
Cast
Breno Mello
Orfeo
⭐0.2
Marpessa Dawn
Eurydice
⭐0.3
Lourdes de Oliveira
Mira
⭐0.0
Léa Garcia
Serafina
⭐2.5
Adhemar Ferreira da Silva
Death
⭐0.0
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Waldetar De Souza
Chico
⭐0.5
Alexandre Constantino
Hermes
⭐0.5
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Jorge Dos Santos
Benedito
⭐0.7
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Aurino Cassiano
Zeca
⭐0.1
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Maria Alice
Little Girl
⭐0.0
Genres
DramaRomance
Production Companies
Dispat FilmsGemmaTupan Filmes
