Black Orpheus
# 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.
🌏 Languages Available:
Portuguese
📆 Date Released:
1959-06-12
⌚ Running Time:
100 mins
⭐ Vote Average:
7.0
Beloved Cast
Orfeo
Breno Mello
Eurydice
Marpessa Dawn
Mira
Lourdes de Oliveira
Serafina
Léa Garcia
Death
Adhemar Ferreira da Silva
Chico
Waldetar De Souza
Hermes
Alexandre Constantino
Benedito
Jorge Dos Santos
Zeca
Aurino Cassiano
Little Girl
Maria Alice
Ernesto
Marcel Camus
Fausto
Fausto Guerzoni
Thereza Santos
Zeni Pereira
Elizeth Cardoso
Cartola
Dona Zica
