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Black Orpheus

Black Orpheus

# The film that introduced Bossa Nova to the world...
Drama   Fantasy   Music   Romance
📜 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

Breno Mello original image
Orfeo
Breno Mello
Marpessa Dawn original image
Eurydice
Marpessa Dawn
Lourdes de Oliveira original image
Mira
Lourdes de Oliveira
Léa Garcia original image
Serafina
Léa Garcia
Adhemar Ferreira da Silva original image
Death
Adhemar Ferreira da Silva
Waldetar De Souza original image
Chico
Waldetar De Souza
Alexandre Constantino original image
Hermes
Alexandre Constantino
Jorge Dos Santos original image
Benedito
Jorge Dos Santos
Aurino Cassiano original image
Zeca
Aurino Cassiano
Maria Alice original image
Little Girl
Maria Alice
Marcel Camus original image
Ernesto
Marcel Camus
Fausto Guerzoni original image
Fausto
Fausto Guerzoni
Thereza Santos original image
Thereza Santos
Zeni Pereira original image
Zeni Pereira
Elizeth Cardoso original image
Elizeth Cardoso

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